For your information -- all anonymity advocates take note of the comp.org.cauce Call For Votes which wants to outlaw anonymity. The Call For Votes has been posted to news.groups, with a very lively discussion that followed. You may be amused to read it. igor In news.groups, phelix@vallnet.com <phelix@vallnet.com> wrote: * On 14 Oct 1997 11:57:07 -0400, moz@server2.mich.com (John C. Mozena) wrote: * * >In article <slrn646v9m.e2u.ichudov@manifold.algebra.com>, * >Igor Chudov @ home <ichudov@algebra.com> wrote: * > * >>We have exposed your arguments against munging as bogus. * > * >You have exposed nothing but your ability to be hateful. * > * >>But, what do you have against anonymity? * > * >Nothing. What right do you have, though, to force me and others to * >inconvenience ourselves so you can post anonymously or protect yourself * >from spam? * > * >>Vote AGAINST comp.org.cauce which wants to outlaw anonymity and * >>use of spamblocked addresses. Go to news.groups and find the * >>CFV for comp.org.cauce, with the ballot enclosed. * > * >Vote for comp.org.cauce, which protects the utility of a newsgroup and the * >freedom of postmasters to not run anonymous posting services should they * >not so desire. * * Well, I just started reading this, and I didn't really know which way to * vote. But such an anti-anonymnity stance makes the choice clear: * * vote *NO*. * * Thanks for clearing things up, John. * * -- Phelix * -- - Igor. The average American spends a total of six (6) months in prison.