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Date: 8 Dec 1997 17:40:04 -0000 From: Charlie Comsec <comsec@nym.alias.net> Subject: Re: Remailer Trivia / Re: Singapore & Freedom
I find it interesting that most of the people who refer to anonymous posters as "hiding behind" or "hiding behind the skirts of" something usually have unlisted telephone numbers when you try to do a search for them. <g> I wonder why "hiding behind" an unlisted telephone number is considered acceptable but having an "unlisted" e-mail address is not considered acceptable?
BTW, do you "hide behind" clothes when you walk on the street? If so, why? Got something to hide? Huh? COWARD!!!! <g>
Public anonymity and having an unlisted phone number are not even the same thing. An unlisted phone number is to reduce public exposure, anonymity is to enhance public exposure and secure plausible deniability. To have an analogous situation you would need to use a *listed* phone number registered to anonymous in such a way that ANI displayed the number but any directory search resulted in anonymous w/ no address or other tracing info even for the phone company. To the best of my knowledge no phone company anywhere will allow a customer to purchase service without identifying themselves to the phone company. Please let me know if there is such a beast somewhere. Generaly people wear clothes because it is convenient and required by social mores and legal statute. Put your money where you mouth is, send your bank acct. no. & PIN to the list....come on, you can trust US. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | | | We built your fort. We will not have it used against us. | | | | John Wayne - Allegheny Uprising | | | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage@ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|