On Wed, 06 Mar 1996 16:59:36 -0800, you wrote:
At that point, Bob is GUILTY of violation of the Leahy bill, because his=20 encrypted anonymous remailer:
1. Uses encryption to thwart message tracing, and thus the "criminal=20 investigation."
2. Bob has already been informed that his system will be used for illegal= =20 purposes; the cops have the messages to prove he has been told. He's GUILTY= =20 GUILTY GUILTY, he will definitely lose the system and possibly whatever=20 residence it runs in, and will probably have to pay a huge fine to boot.=20
This is not my understanding. I believe that Bob has to be commiting a felony himself before they can get him under the current phrasing. Dan Weinstein djw@vplus.com http://www.vplus.com/~djw PGP public key is available from my Home Page. All opinions expressed above are mine. "I understand by 'freedom of Spirit' something quite definite - the unconditional will to say No, where it is dangerous to say No. Friedrich Nietzsche