[87465] in Cypherpunks
Re: Remailers and ecash
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lucky Green)
Wed Oct 1 13:14:14 1997
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 17:56:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lucky Green <shamrock@cypherpunks.to>
To: cypherpunks@algebra.com
In-Reply-To: <46ee864da2b5a3279142ba5c3ce1deea@anon.efga.org>
Reply-To: Lucky Green <shamrock@cypherpunks.to>
On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, Anonymous wrote:
>
> Using a remailer doesn't hide the fact that the sender is using a
> remailer. An eavesdropper who monitors incoming messages to the
> remailers can easily learn who is using them. A constant bandwidth
> connection will at least disguise *when* the messages are sent.
Using a constant bandwidth connection just to the remailer network is a
waste. Better set up such a connection to a Pipe-net or Onion Router
network. The you can use the pipe for other services then mail. A welcome
side benefit would be that this conceals the use of "mail" remailers
-- Lucky Green <shamrock@cypherpunks.to> PGP encrypted email preferred.
"Tonga? Where the hell is Tonga? They have Cypherpunks there?"
