Sorry I'm late to the gate on this one, but from what I have read on the traffic concerning this law (I've been out of town a good bit lately, so I am playing catch-up) there's been a few aspects of this odious law that have been overlooked. What struck me in a most glaring manner are the constitutional issues surrounding this law. Specificly, aside from the remailer aspects of the law, they attempt to enact prior restraint on the publication of plans for electronic devices & the like. The aspects of the law that cover publication do not look as if they can pass constitutional muster. Especaily considering the supreme court here has recently ruled that it is permissible to publish unsigned political handbills and the like. Much like what the output of an anonymous remailer produces after all. Some of the issues they attempt to address in this law, are done so poorly, and with such ignorance of legal precedent and basic constitutional reference that I find it utterly amazing that the govenor would sign it, and that it would have been forwarded to him in the form they enacted. I do not think that the law is capable of surviving any sort of legal test based on much of what they've inserted. But I guess that's for the courts to decide. In any case, considering it's halloween, I would count the Pensilvania Govenor lucky if Ben Franklin doesn't rise from his grave and come strangle the bastard in his bed. As it is, I'm sure old Ben could probably be used as a good gyroscope with all the spinning in his grave that must be going on. Pennsilvania the cradle of liberty? Hah, it looks more like the cradle of repression to me. They sold liberty and their souls in a devils bargain for an illusory peace of mind with this one. Tim Scanlon ________________________________________________________________ tfs@vampire.science.gmu.edu (NeXTmail, MIME) Tim Scanlon George Mason University (PGP key avail.) Public Affairs I speak for myself, but often claim demonic possession