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The following archive was created by hippie-mail 7.98617-22 on Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:17:18
James Nerlinger, Jr. (jnj@infobin.org)
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 20:02:58 -0500
> 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.
Although the spam is not coming through the remailers, it would appear that
to address the spamming issue, it would be necessary to eliminate the
ability for the list to accept anon posts.
> >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.
Actually, the latter of the two above options would afford a significantly
higher level of anonymity. If EVERYONE posting anon came from the same
place, then how would anyone be able to tell which person it was that
actually sent the post? It will also limit liability.
Just a thought.
James
The following archive was created by hippie-mail 7.98617-22 on Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:17:18