I have a prototype reputation system ready for testing. I think many cypherpunks who have debated this topic will be very interested to see the model. It comes very close to ideas knocked around here recently and in the distant past. I'm looking for some volunteers who can help me debug it to the point of being a reliable "production" version. This will involve nothing more than subscribing to a mailing list and testing some of the commands (whichever you wish to experiment with). The entire system is email- and server- based. Email me for more information. I intend that the software, after refined to a degree of stability, will be released in the public domain. I think that reputation or "ratings" systems will ultimately be very important elements of future cyberspatial infrastructure (in some ways even more so than the current Usenet structure), and I hope that there are some hardy pioneers here would would like to contribute to "civilizing cyberspace". Thanks in advance-- Vladimir Z Nuri vznuri@netcom.com ``Imagination is more important than knowledge.'' (Einstein)