Alan Bostick <abostick@netcom.com> writes:
On Tue, 31 Dec 1996 ichudov@algebra.com wrote:
Send a number of unique tokens to each subscriber each day. Enforce a rule that only posts with valid current tokens may be accepted. The number of tokens should initially be very small (say, one per day) and then should be quickly increased to a sufficient number, like 10 or 20, as the subscriber shows a record of using tokens properly (as defined by acceptable content rules).
A database is kept as to who was issued which tokens.
If tokens are used improperly (to post off-topic materials) the offending subscriber is denied any further tokens.
The problem of this scheme is (besides its cost) that anonymous users will not be truly anonymous.
This scheme wouldn't necessarily map True Names to tokens; merely list subscriptions. If an account at a nymserver were to subscribe, there would be no way to identify the account holder.
The real problem is that there could be a lot of subscriptions from a site like nymserver.bwalk.com . . . .
Dr. Grubor has proposed that homosexuals be required to identify themselves in e-mail headers. What about banning people who identify themselves as homosexuals (or fraudulently fail to identify themselves)? By the way, how come it's mostly homos like Bostick who contribute to censorship threads? --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps