X-From: Sameer <sameer@soda.berkeley.edu>
In that case one of us (who owns a machine directly plugged into the net) should set up an anon server that doesn't check for user/host names, or
Well starting sometime this summer I'm going to start selling shell accounts, and I don't plan on spending much time verifying that there is a TrueName associated with any given account. All I will care is that I get my money and that the account isn't used to violate any security.
What is the smallest unit of access? We should use that for digital cash. Let's say I purchase 100 units of access on your system. You issue a certificate that I have this access on demand. Then when we have an IRC digital auction for the blueprints of Megacorp's new xray laser, I can display my certificate and make a bid. -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.3a mQCVAi2/ZzEAAAEEOQGMwT6H90aJMTmkf3bLdMVyJ3hyBDoh8ruQfa2x/8tTEPhs 0dyOMroWwMMFQHY5Gdc7etULE6G3W8Q8CGotwFIEUMCXEc9UBeePv3WaU3ovZ/Dz bdvnTeH8KYpQhV68bi1jvX3ahM2tk5jRwK8zP9+YHv5ZpbQlubVI6pRIYxGNuGfP zntP48UABRG0CG5lb24gPEA+ =CTOG -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----