How much would be gained by using DC-Nets for inter-remailer communication? Generally, DC-Nets increase the traffic by a factor equal to the number of nodes in the net. Suppose there were a core set of always-connected remailers with about a dozen members, few enough to make a DC-Net practical given current traffic loads. Would this eliminate the benefits of remailer-to-remailer cover traffic? Would it allow for shorter remailer chains while maintaining anonymity? How much benefit do you get for the cost?