From: Bill Stewart <stewarts@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 16:29:53 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: Question about anonymizing proxies
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At 10:58 AM 6/9/97 -0700, Huge Cajones Remailer forwarded:
>Sorry if this has been beaten to death before (if it has, a pointer to
>where it is in the archives would be appreciated), but is it possible to
>chain anonymizing proxy servers in a way similar to remailers?

Depends on the user interfaces of the anonymizing proxies - 
a system that lets you request what you want in the URL
may let you do more than a system that insists you type stuff in blanks,
but on the other hand,
http://anon.foo.com/proxy/anon.bar.com/proxy/anon.zork.com/proxy/thoughtcrim
e.com/
lets the everything in the chain see that you're really trying to reach
thoughtcrime.com, while a succession of SSL-encrypted forms popping up that
you fill in the blanks on may be harder to automate, but more secure.

#			Thanks;  Bill
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