I believe it is very valuable to have an anonymous identity that nobody can associate with your actual one. Besides asking embarsassing newbie questions (which I will become more and more famous for), I am learning a lot about what it means to build up an anonymous reputation. I have posted to a few other newsgroups as well, and I am having dialogues with people through e-mail. I feel as though I have a real identity. My actual identity also has reasons for not wanting to appear on this mailing list. I wonder if I am catching some strain of multiple personality disorder... Wonderer ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi.