Re: Novel use of Usenet and remailers to mailbomb from

Alan Olsen <alano@teleport.com> writes: ...

Pretty nasty variation on a "denial of service" attack. What next? Fake "David Rhodes does e-cash" messages with the target's e-mail address?

I've seen worse on soc.culture.*. :-) I think, an appropriate response for the victim would be to accept only digitally signed e-mail from people he wishes to receive e-mail from, and to junk all other e-mail (unsigned or from strangers). --- Dr. Dimitri Vulis Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps