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The following archive was created by hippie-mail 7.98617-22 on Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:17:18
Kathleen Ellis (ellis@epic.org)
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 18:02:37 -0500
>I realize there is a good sized desire to allow anonymous access but is
>there really so great a posting group of anon addresses? I've been on the
>list for quite a while (I tend to simply lurk and listen) and the vast
>majority of posts are not anon.
I'm also inclined to 'lurk and listen', but I'd state that it's a mistake
to start asking this sort of question. Quantity of posts coming through
remailers is irrelevant. The ability to post anonymously to this list is
very valuable, especially if you live in a country (such as the US) where
writing cryptographic code can be a risky political act. Plus, if we're
still talking about spam, anonymous remailers aren't the problem; none of
the spam I've seen on this list has come through a remailer -- it's been
the usual hotmails, yahoos, and aols posting the stuff.
>Additionally, if you are considering a moderated list of any kind why not
>simply have users wishing to maintain their anonymity send their mail
>through you or via a single anon account that is subbed?
Neither of these options gives users anywhere near the degree of security
they get from a real remailer. I sure wouldn't settle for it.
The following archive was created by hippie-mail 7.98617-22 on Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:17:18