I have written and installed a remailer pinging script which collects detailed information about remailer features and reliability.
To use it, just finger remailer-list@kiwi.cs.berkeley.edu
There is also a Web version of the same information, at: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~raph/remailer-list.html
Just to give some kudos to Raph, I've used his "finger" service and have been shocked at how _good_ it is! Seeing the uptimes, delays, etc. is very useful in planning remailer chains. I haven't had the time to explore his other tools, though. Between this pinging service, and those of Matt Ghio and Sameer Parekh (haven't checked it in a while), welcome progress has been made. --Tim May -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-688-5409 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^859433 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."