Phil Fraering writes:
Does it have to be the case, then, that we even have separate client and server versions? If a new program is going to be written in Java, can't it have the functionality of both client and server?
Why not "charge" for the ability to send an anonymous message with the duty to have for a short time (maybe an hour or two) running on your machine a node in a remailer network?
Futplex writes:
It would be interesting to see how the market would react to this. There might be quite a bit of reluctance to take on the liability of a remailer operator just to send an anonymous message (maybe that's a good thing ;)
Running a remailer is forbidden by many ISP usage agreements. Many of the potential users of a remailer may not be able to 'pony-up' a few hours of remailer operation lest they loose their account. I thought the idea was to get more people using the remailers, not fewer (perhaps just fewer abusers)... Also, users must be aware of a remailer (and have its public key) to use it. I suppose you could temporarily add the user to a web page which clients checked for a list of current remailers. However, there are issues of reputations of long-running remailers, etc... andrew