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Re: Data Haven problems
On Mon, 9 Jan 1995, Alan Bostick wrote:
> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 1995 13:46:11 -0800
> From: Alan Bostick <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected], [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Data Haven problems
>
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> In article <[email protected]>, you wrote:
>
> > Filtering by filename and type can also be useful - if you don't allow
> > files named *.gif and *.jpg, users may be less likely to
> > spam you with pornography. Namespace control in general is an issue -
> > do users get to choose filenames, or list directories, or do they
> > have to know the names of files to retrieve.
> > Another issue is whether files can only be retrieved by the sender -
> > probably a local policy issue.
>
> Pornographic images aren't spam _per_se._ What makes them troublesome is
> the huge number of people who wish to download them when their
> availability is widely known. (My ISP's ftp site is being bogged down
> by lots of accesses; it is speculated that these are people trying to
> access pornography kept there.)
In many ways this shows how publically available porn could just pummel
traffic analysis.
>
> The obvious fix here is the same as the proposed fix for remailer
> spamming: charge for access.
>
> As a (presumably) fixed-location data haven, one would want to be able
> to use some kind of anonymous e-money for payment, but one could also
> use good, old-fashioned credit card numbers, too.
>
> The feelthy peexture business might well be the cash cow that keeps a
> data-haven/fortress remailer afloat (if that's not too mixed a metaphor).
>
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