On Sun, 24 Nov 1996, Alan Olsen wrote:
Actually, rather clever if you're trying to estlablish reputation. Just make sure you use the right key.
very true
Reputation is not the only reason to use a "name" with an anon remailer. Sometimes you want to post (and have a reputation) that is entirely seperable from your "real life" persona. Maybe you have a job where being
Stay with one nym long enough and the opposite may become true. I've used this nym for so long -- though not in these circles -- that I elected to associate my true name with it. The nym had far more built-up repuation that my true name ever would. (Of course, that's all meaningless here.) Besides, I *like* the nym. There is that psychological component of playing with an alter-ego. A lot can be said and done behind the veil of a nym that might not be otherwise. While many see this a threatening condition I have always viewed it as an advantage. Furthermore, it is a somewhat ironic avenue to truth. Politeness is not always conducive to getting to the heart of an issue; nyms have little need for politeness or sugarcoating.
Cypherpunks is gated to a number of Usenet News servers. (Teleport is a good example.) It is also archived in a number of search engines. (Altavista if I remember correctly, is one of them.) Someone who does not want their words to come back any byte them might just use such a method to protect themselves.
And I would assume another nym in such a circumstance. _______________________________________________________________ Omegaman <mailto:omega@bigeasy.com> PGP Key fingerprint = 6D 31 C3 00 77 8C D1 C2 59 0A 01 E3 AF 81 94 63 Send e-mail with "get key" in the "Subject:" field to get a copy of my public key _______________________________________________________________