checking out the hacktic remailer one cant telnet... a check of DNS A records shows
set type=mx hacktic.ml
hacktic.ml preference = 10, mail exchanger = orstom.orstom.fr orstom.orstom.fr inet address = 192.33.151.1
A trace route to hacktic.nl shows 4 San-Jose2.CA.Alter.Net (149.20.1.2) 3140 ms 290 ms 290 ms 5 San-Jose1.CA.ALTER.NET (137.39.44.1) 270 ms 260 ms 280 ms 6 San-Jose3.CA.ALTER.NET (137.39.101.97) 270 ms 2570 ms 280 ms 7 Falls-Church1.VA.ALTER.NET (137.39.128.6) 330 ms 360 ms 370 ms 8 Amsterdam.NL.EU.net (134.222.5.1) 510 ms 440 ms 450 ms 9 Amsterdam.NL.NL.net (134.222.24.2) 440 ms 460 ms 460 ms 10 annex01.NL.net (193.78.240.65) 460 ms 450 ms 530 ms 11 * annex.hacktic.nl (193.78.33.99) 4460 ms * 12 193.78.33.41 (193.78.33.41) 4980 ms 2440 ms 2390 ms Note also the nslookup to Non-authoritative answer: Name: hacktic.nl Address: 193.78.33.42 MX Records pointing to a French site for ANONYMOUS REMAILER traffic is about as trustworthy as one in the Singapore Police HQ building traceroute orstom.orstom.fr traceroute to orstom.orstom.fr (192.33.151.1), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 4 t1-1.San-Francisco-cnss11.t3.ans.net (140.222.11.2) 290 ms 270 ms 280 ms 5 mf-0.San-Francisco-cnss8.t3.ans.net (140.222.8.222) 270 ms 260 ms 280 ms 6 t3-0.Chicago-cnss24.t3.ans.net (140.222.24.1) 320 ms 310 ms 350 ms 7 t3-0.Cleveland-cnss40.t3.ans.net (140.222.40.1) 2440 ms 320 ms 330 ms 8 t3-1.New-York-cnss32.t3.ans.net (140.222.32.2) 330 ms 330 ms 340 ms 9 t3-1.Washington-DC-cnss56.t3.ans.net (140.222.56.2) 340 ms 340 ms 350 ms 10 mf-0.Washington-DC-cnss58.t3.ans.net (140.222.56.194) 2480 ms 350 ms 350 ms 11 t3-0.enss145.t3.ans.net (140.222.145.1) 340 ms 340 ms 340 ms 12 192.203.229.245 (192.203.229.245) 340 ms 350 ms 460 ms 13 icm-dc-1-S13-T1.icp.net (192.157.65.18) 430 ms 2910 ms 360 ms 14 Paris-EBS2.Ebone.NET (192.121.156.201) 440 ms 440 ms 460 ms 15 Renater-RBS1.Ebone.NET (192.121.156.227) 430 ms 440 ms 440 ms 16 192.93.43.122 (192.93.43.122) 440 ms 2860 ms 470 ms 17 192.93.43.18 (192.93.43.18) 430 ms 460 ms 440 ms 18 192.93.43.89 (192.93.43.89) 450 ms 460 ms 500 ms 19 192.93.43.73 (192.93.43.73) 430 ms 470 ms 450 ms 20 193.50.61.241 (193.50.61.241) 460 ms 450 ms 470 ms 21 193.50.61.18 (193.50.61.18) 540 ms 700 ms 480 ms 22 193.48.170.21 (193.48.170.21) 560 ms 470 ms 23 ws62-b.cnusc.fr (131.196.4.62) 450 ms 440 ms 470 ms 24 orstom.orstom.fr (192.33.151.1) 560 ms 560 ms 570 ms ********************* NOW wait just a GODAMN Minute... Anonymous remailer traffic for a Dutch Remailer is being handled in DAMN France.. where the Surete has a history of electronic spying... just WHAT in HELL is going on with the HACKTIC Remailer????? I DONT like the way this smells... anon