17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
On Wed, 3 Jul 1996, Ulf Moeller wrote:
alt.anonymous.messages is not an ideal message pool-- it is a hack. (Granted, it *is* a really cool, clever, and practically useful hack.)
I agree that alt.anonymous.messages is not perfect. But if you download all articles and don't post to alt.anonymous.messages without using a remailer, the only real threat are denial of service attacks with cancel messages etc.
You could also read alt.anonymous.messages by pointing The Anonymizer at AltaVista. Their news feed expires pretty quick, but it's probably just as fast and reliable as yours, if not better. -rich