The reason anonymous remailers are not the same as payphones or junk mail is that the latter two leave tangible clues behind. While I'm not entirely happy with the US justice system, it seems to me that given society's current limitations, a police force of some sort is generally a good thing (if strict controls are kept on it). (Sorry, I realize that this is a bit of a fringe opinion in *this* group, but. . . .) Both payphones and mail leave tangible clues which can be investigated and traced by law enforcement authorities. Anonymous mail doesn't---at least, not without actually running a process or a logger on the machine itself.
wow, much to disagree with in that paragraph. tell you what, though. since you have such faith in the bloodhounds of the justice system, why don't you post your home phone number here and invite a test of the efficacy of those tangible clues etc.? i haven't a clue, tangible or otherwise, how you would trace a carefully plotted campaign of harrassment, whether by phone or postal mail. perhaps you could elaborate? peter