From: KINNEY WILLIAM H <kinney@spot.Colorado.EDU>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 93 09:55:59 PDT
To: ebrandt@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Eli Brandt)
Subject: Re: Proposal for anon chaining
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I write:
> > This seems to me to be a very robust pseudonymous mail system which 
> > could be implemented by relatively minor changes to the existing Cypherpunk 
> > remailer structure.
 
Eli  <ebrandt@jarthur.claremont.edu> writes:
> This appears to be the ARA system that was previously suggested,
> which I was speaking of using with penet.  Your comment that changes
> would be needed implies that it is different; if so, could you
> clarify the difference?

No, evidently I wasn't reading carefully enough. These do appear
to be the same. 

> The reason Eric suggested hanging this off the side of a pseudonym
> server is that it is rather inconvenient in its pure form,

Although I would suggest making the raw data available to those who
wish to bypass the nym server for some reason. Say, a 
"Request-Routing-Header <anon_id>", command. Although I imagine
you guys have your hands full getting even a basically functional
version up.

                             -- Will