From: Johnathan Corgan <jcorgan@scruznet.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 95 19:31:04 PST
To: Johnathan Corgan <tcmay@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: The Remailer Crisis
Message-ID: <Chameleon.4.01.950119193035.jcorgan@jcorgan.sj.scruznet.com>
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>Well, let's do the math. Since the remailer has to be connected at all
>times, of course, this implies $162 a month in connect charges, over
>and above the other charges. Or $187 a month including the line
>charge. Or $2244 a year. 
>
>This makes a "cheap Linux box" almost a moot point. This is a lot more
>than I'm willing to pay to run a remailer.
>
>(I can imagine workarounds that involve connecting at regular
>intervals to pick up mail....assuming it "accumulates" somewhere (?),
>but the goal of a remailer "on the Net" is what I'm after.)

Well, yes, this is true.  My point was that reliable, fast, easy to use
bandwidth on the order of 128 Kbps is available now in some areas for
relatively cheap rates.  _With the condition_ that continuous access
is not necessary to run a remailer (as I had outlined), this could prove
to be a good jumping off ground for some remailer operators.  Sheesh, I 
could start my own on my home ethernet if I were so inclined.

The solution to the access fee problem is, of course, sharing that fee with
other payees.  Your example of putting boxes directly on TLG's network
is a good example of this.  

>I agree that it's something to look at.

We don't disagree here; we are solving two different problems it appears.

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Johnathan Corgan       "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
jcorgan@scruznet.com                    -Isaac Asimov


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