At 12:50 PM 6/13/94 -0500, Jeff Gostin wrote:
dfloyd@runner.utsa.edu (Douglas R. Floyd) writes:
How rude is it for people to post (or mail to a mailing list) anon messages encrypted with someone's PGP key? It makes it easy for the receiver to obtain it, but how irritating is it to people? Fairly. In fact, it's considered downright rude. It's like sitting around a table of, say, 3 people, and whispering with someone next to you. The first person is you -- you're sending the message. The second person is your friend -- he's recieving it. The third is me -- I'm just watching two people whispering. Further, newsgroups are a very inappropriate place to send private mail for propogation.
Might it be appropriate, though, to create an alt group for that purpose? Sort of the digital equivalent of putting "coded" messages in the personals section of your favorite newspaper's classified section. You know--"John, you have five days to pay up" means to meet at the Ritz for dinner next Thursday, and "I love you, Sally" means to run for the border. But far, far more effective digitally. Could be especailly useful for people "in the field," considering how many universities and other places permit Usenet posting without an account, so long as your IP is considered local--easier to get access.
--Jeff
b& -- Ben.Goren@asu.edu, Arizona State University School of Music net.proselytizing (write for info): Protect your privacy; oppose Clipper. Voice concern over proposed Internet pricing schemes. Stamp out spamming. Finger ben@tux.music.asu.edu for PGP 2.3a public key.
Might it be appropriate, though, to create an alt group for that purpose? One has already been created: alt.numbers.random Check it out; it's really there, and needs some traffic. In order to make the numbers really look random (in order to satisfy the group charter), though, please strip off any PGP headers before posting. You may post factorizations of peoples public keys to alt.numbers.prime, as well. Thanks to Eric Hollander for actually creating the group. The two of us have lots more in the alt.numbers.* hierarchy. Er, software to effectively use this forum would be appreciated. Eric
Might it be appropriate, though, to create an alt group for that purpose?
One has already been created: alt.numbers.random
Check it out; it's really there, and needs some traffic. In order to make the numbers really look random (in order to satisfy the group charter), though, please strip off any PGP headers before posting.
You may post factorizations of peoples public keys to alt.numbers.prime, as well.
Thanks to Eric Hollander for actually creating the group. The two of us have lots more in the alt.numbers.* hierarchy.
Er, software to effectively use this forum would be appreciated.
Eric
It is possible to use the blind anonymous server running on admin@omega.c2.org to create an identity for which posts are made to pools. You would merely have to create a path which goes to remailer@soda and from there the path should direct remailer@soda to post to the pool. In time remail@c2.org will be able to post to newsgroups. At this time remail@c2.org *does* have news capability, but outside newsgroups (only a few local groups and mail->news gateways are active) are not working yet on the Community ConneXion system. -- sameer Voice: 510-841-2014 Network Administrator Pager: 510-321-1014 Community ConneXion: The NEXUS-Berkeley sameer@c2.org
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