From: frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 11:21:06 +0800
To: Rich Graves <llurch@networking.stanford.edu>
Subject: Re: crosspost re remailers
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At 10:30 PM 5/14/96 -0700, Rich Graves wrote:
>Actually, there hasn't really been any discussion on cypherpunks, which I
>find a little surprising. I'd have thought that a remailer going down
>because of political/legal pressure would raise more of a ruckus. People
>seem jaded, but I'm not sure why.

I thought the statement that remailers are supposed to be ephemeral and
common was the answer.  If one is shut down, a dozen spring up in its
place.  Advertising new remailers does become an issue.  What mechanisms
are in place for new remailers to advertise themselves?

I find it interesting that this remailer is being shut down by private
action and not by government.  (Yes, they are threatening government
action, but if they couldn't do that they would find some other threat.)


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