Re: An idea about Java and remailer clients and servers...

[Andrew Loewenstern <andrew_loewenstern@il.us.swissbank.com>]

Phil Fraering writes:
>  Does it have to be the case, then, that we even have separate client
>  and server versions? If a new program is going to be written in
>  Java, can't it have the functionality of both client and server?
>
>  Why not "charge" for the ability to send an anonymous message with
>  the duty to have for a short time (maybe an hour or two) running
>  on your machine a node in a remailer network?

Futplex writes:
>  It would be interesting to see how the market would react to this.
>  There might be quite a bit of reluctance to take on the liability
>  of a remailer operator just to send an anonymous message (maybe
>  that's a good thing ;)

Running a remailer is forbidden by many ISP usage agreements.  Many of the  
potential users of a remailer may not be able to 'pony-up' a few hours of  
remailer operation lest they loose their account.  I thought the idea was to  
get more people using the remailers, not fewer (perhaps just fewer  
abusers)...

Also, users must be aware of a remailer (and have its public key) to use it.   
I suppose you could temporarily add the user to a web page which clients  
checked for a list of current remailers.  However, there are issues of  
reputations of long-running remailers, etc...


andrew