I've finally gotten all the posts from Merriman, Barber, and May (no relation), and am in agreement with them more so than I am with either Sandfort or Donald. I guess democracy wins again, eh? David Merriman writes, quoting Sandy initially:
Would you do business with a escrow that was the bag man for contract murders?
But if the system is set up for total anonymity, _who would know_ that an escrow agent was the "bag man"? Just like no one would know who the contractee was, or the contractor:
========================================================= Date: 21 Sep 2003 07:59:53 -0700 (PDT) From: nobody@remailer.mafia.org Subject: HIT MAN Needed To: alt.jobs.hitmen
Contract killing needed. 5,000 credit bonus if "accidental", additional 5,000 credits is done within 30 days. If interested, post MegaCrypted bid to alt.jobs.hitmen, specifying escrow agency, and using message ID in subject line.
MegaCrypt v3.7 key: dijfwoiertqwgsdfjiwqfnwenfgwiegeowqt-384`=3jkig918ur5=`9ur2ihg ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Not enough entropy here! MegaCrypt v3.7 is clearly a charade. Probably an FBI sting to catch contract killers. But David is right in his point. --Tim May -- Warning: I'm using Netcom as my Internet service, and both mail and News are being delayed by up to several days. I may not be able to respond promptly, and may have missed other posts and messages. .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-688-5409 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^859433 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. Cypherpunks list: majordomo@toad.com with body message of only: subscribe cypherpunks. FAQ available at ftp.netcom.com in pub/tcmay