On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, David Honig wrote:
At 04:07 PM 4/15/01 -0700, Ray Dillinger wrote:
On Sun, 15 Apr 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
And your possible motive for spreading the word about his reputation, which ties you to an illicit transaction, is what exactly?
Bear
Anonymity is the shield; Human nature is the motivation.
Any questions?
More a statement. You're confusing pseudonymit and plausible deniability with anonymity. If the party were truly anonymous there would be no way to identify them to a third party in order to pass the 'reputation capital' along. There would have to be a 'persistent nym', not an anonymous one. ____________________________________________________________________ The ultimate authority...resides in the people alone. James Madison The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------