Steve Schear <schear@lvcm.com> wrote :
I won't run an exit remailer because of the obvious risks Does Ian G's
Hotmail exit code still work? Is this practical?
steve
Entry and intermediate remailers seem moderately safe. Isn't there anything that can be done about reducing the risks of running an exit remailer? Since the assumption is that the attacker sees all of the network traffic then they already know who is getting mail from the exit node. Why not get each recipient who is getting mail for the first time to sign a waiver of some sort before they can pick up their mail. When an unsigned user gets a mail they are sent a notification mail explaining what remailers are, roughly how they work, some of the perceived problems with what might be sent via a remailer etc. Then tell them how to sign the waiver and give them a deadline before their waiting message is deleted. Some signing options might be : propagate to other remailers, one-time use, expiration date, refuse all mail, delete any mail w/o delivery code etc... Faustine <faustine@lokmail.net> wrote :
If the government put me in charge of subverting the remailer network, I think the first thing I'd do is round myself up a nice batch of friendly, respectable "professionals" with shiny impressive "professional" credentials (tailored exactly to match what "well-known organizations" are looking for) and infiltrate the hell out of every single organization running a node.
So go into business building remailer machines. Develop the appropriate tamper resistance/detection systems and place them on sites the same way vending machines are handled. The site lease could be based on auditable bandwidth and power consumption. The site owner doesn't need to know jack about e-gold or tokens or even remailers for that matter. If you could adjust the bandwidth throttle based on time of day you could offer people a way to get paid for their unused nighttime bandwidth. Just needs good HW/SW and a good contract. Instead of Carnivore you can call it an IceBox. Mike Let's assume the night bandwidth is free, what's the electricity cost? $15/month? The amortization on the equipment? $50/month?