-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <199411230723.CAA29935@ducie.cs.umass.edu>, you wrote:

[BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE] Name withheld on request writes:

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Most Freenets (at least Toronto, Buffalo do) use a generic type of software, Freeport, developed by the Cleveland Freenet. I'd need other's comments as to how easy it is to configure the remailer software to integrate with the Freeport software that you get a working remailer.

If that step is possible, then yes, it is certainly possible to set up a guerilla remailer.

OK, can you (or someone else) tell us more about this Freeport mail app ? On which platform(s) does it run ? Can it be (or could it be arranged to be) found on a FTP site somewhere ?

-L. Futplex McCarthy "...so cool & calculated alone in the modern world"

This was the most informative info I could find on the gophers. I have sent mail to freeport-info@po.cwru.edu to get more specifics. I will post them when they come in. ---------------------- Understanding FreePort ---------------------- Andrew Patrick National Capital Freenet August 18 1993 History of FreePort Software - - developed at CWRU by a variety of people - - design objectives - use standard Unix software where possible - use network environment & multiple servers - easily configurable and expandable - portable to different environments (BSD Unix) - - various "flavours" now available (contact NPTN) - - NCF has made extensive local changes, and will continue to diverge Overview of Software Components Themes - software not complicated (shell scripts and C) - small modules for special functions (Unix tradition) - 8 inter-related "systems" for different functions Initialization System - BBmenu - BBguestmenu Menu System - menu (main interface, calls other modules) - (view files) Mail System - m2mbox (put incoming mail in user's home directory) - mr (mail reader) - addr (try to confirm addresses) - BBmail (send the mail via sendmail) - forward (create "legal" .forward files) - mexpire (expire mail older than 30 days) - mquota (implement mail box quotas) Bulletin Board System - Usenet C News with local changes (e.g., moderators) - BBpost (posting front-end) - newspost (posting) - nr / mgnr (news reader - single or multiple groups) Editing System - ce (a version of Emacs) - pico (simple editor) - ispell (interactive spell checker) Work Directory System - dired (full-screen directory tool) - ups (deliver files between users) - kermit & xyz-modem (transfer between user & FreeNet) Internet Access System - telnet (login to other hosts) - gopher (library services) - IRC (real time conversations) Administration System - msglib (server/clients log usage and error messages) - bbinfod (server/client to monitor who is logged in) - who (report who is logged in) - pmdb (database of users with interests, locations, etc.) - fullname (report users name given ID) - umatch (find a user by pattern) - su (take on alternate identity) Lessons Learned - - explore various "flavours" available - - explore alternative packages - - message and info daemons problematic - - ease of use and success determined by specialized services (e.g., BBS, file transfer, editors) - - get automatic registration service early - - be prepared for heavy load early (e.g., psuedo-terminals) - - news readers assume network configuration (NNTP), inefficient with local spool - - requires expertise in number of areas - - be careful of trade-offs between functionality and ease-of-use, power users and novices - - operating a modem & communications software a very difficult step for many new users (terminal configuration) Criteria for Developing Other Modules - - must be VERY easy to use & have good user documentation - - no unauthorized shell access (including pipes and filters) - - all reads and writes to $HOME/work - - all files in $HOME/work visible (no .newsrc) - - all errors trapped, all temporary files cleaned Future Directions - - multilingual support - - client/server model - more power at users' end, but what is standard? - could work for mail & BBS systems - will not work for Internet services - - broadcast systems (1.5 way interaction) ============================================================================== Most religions do not make men better, only warier. --Elias Canetti-- ============================================================================== skaplin@skypoint.com | "...vidi vici veni" - Overheard | outside a Roman brothel. 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