as your return address. Then watch alt.w.a.s.t.e for replies and decrypt
one problem is that pgp labels public/private key pairs with strings (thus I have to create a public/private key pair with a unique label string that has nothing to do with my name) the problem still exists that every message posted to alt.w.a.s.t.e with have my pgp key label string.
This is not a problem at all. For every anonymous "identity" you want to maintain, you would have a key pair (public/private). The "label" part could contain anything you want, or nothing at all (a space, or a dash, or the word "anonymous") but it would be more convenient if you assigned a pseudonym.
pgp does not support unlabeled crypted test
Just because (current version of) pgp does not support something does not mean it can not be done.
(eg: I can had it random cyphertext and have it figure out public/private key pair to use (by trying every key in my rings)
This would be a waste of time, and possibly imprctical if you have any significant number of keys. You should not have to try each key, because the post would contain in the Subject field the hash value of the public key, and using that you could instantly identify which private key to use. -- Yanek Martinson mthvax.cs.miami.edu!safe0!yanek uunet!medexam!yanek this address preferred -->> yanek@novavax.nova.edu <<-- this address preferred Phone (305) 765-6300 daytime FAX: (305) 765-6708 1321 N 65 Way/Hollywood (305) 963-1931 evenings (305) 981-9812 Florida, 33024-5819