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Remailer traffic loads?
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Is there someplace that remailer operators routinely post information
about traffic load?
The reason I ask is that this issue can have a bearing on selection of
remailers for chaining. Using Raph's list, one can gather an approximate
feel for latency and reliability, but there is no way to know if a
site is forwarding hundreds or thousands of messages a day (which would be
good for traffic analysis), or just a few tens (which makes in/out analysis
much easier.)
Raph's list is a good 'reputation' system; however, it lacks this one bit
of info which would be immensely helpful. Periodic postings of remailer
frequency usage to alt.privacy.anon-server by the operators would be one
way to propagate this info.
Of course, I may be overlooking something basic: Would posting this info
pose any kind of security weakness? I imagine not; if someone wants to get
this info for traffic analysis, they just watch the remailer for a day or
so.
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Johnathan Corgan "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
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