From: Michael Handler <grendel@netaxs.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 95 18:34:44 PST
To: "Michael P. Brininstool" <mikepb@freke.lerctr.org>
Subject: Re: Remailer Specs
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On Sun, 29 Jan 1995, Michael P. Brininstool wrote:

> Cypherpunk Type I?  Ok, what are the other types?  Should there be a
> type specification like there is for RAID, or the Body Armor Threat
> levels?

	Currently? Only Mixmaster AKA Cypherpunk Type II. This is part of 
why an official standards document is needed. My specs will include the 
start of an `official' type specification.

[ snip ]
> Should we come up with a similar type of graduated system, and specs
> for each, with some kind of negotiation between remailers, so that they
> can determine what levels to use to communicate with various
> remailers?
> Then we could talk in terms of type 6, for example, having all the
> abilities of levels 1-5 and then some.

	Not a bad idea. I'll see what I can do.

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Michael Handler                                         <grendel@netaxs.com>
Civil Liberty Through Complex Mathematics                   Philadelphia, PA
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