Hopefully it will work this time. I've stripped it down a little, and i've added some flexibility. It doesn't try to compile pgp for you, or find perl. You have to do that yourself. That was where most of my problems lay previously. Now it *should* work even if you're using your .forward file-- the functionality of your .forward file should not be lost, I hope. I *sure* hope this can be an actual release this time. (It's been *way* too long. [interesting how my cypherpunk coding increases in the days before a meeting. ;-]) Here's the readme. Available in soda.berkeley.edu:/pub/cypherpunks/remailer/remail-install.tar.gz The Cypherpunks Anonymous Remailer Installation Version 1.0 Installer: Sameer <sameer@soda.berkeley.edu> Remailer: Eric Hughes & Hal Finney, with minor modifications by Sameer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Cypherpunks Anonymous Remailer Installation Suite Version 1.0. By simply running the script "install_remail" included in the archive, you can very easily install a cypherpunks anonymous remailer service in almost any UNIX account. The anonymous remailer uses the .forward file to pipe all mail to the remailer system. If mail to the remailer account is not acted upon by the remailer software, it goes to wherever mail should go based on what the .forward file said before the remailer was installed. (Hopefully.. no guarantees.) % gunzip RemailInstall.tar.gz % mkdir install % cd install % tar xfv ../RemailInstall.tar You might have to edit the remail_install program slightly if your system's "test" does not support the -x flag.. Try the following once you've untarred the remailer: % test -x bounce If that returns an error, you have to edit the -x and replace it with a -f in the beginning of the script "install_remail": EXECTEST=-x should be changed to: EXECTEST=-f Execute the installer program: % install_remail Answer all the questions. You need a perl and a pgp binary on your system already compiled. (You don't need pgp if you don't want PGP functionality, of course.) The program self-tests, and mails me that the remailer is running, if you want it to. I will forward that notice to the cypherpunks list and the person maintaining the list of active remailers. Remember that running a remailer is a sensitive issue on the net. If you choose to run a remailer, keep in mind that some powerful net-personalities object to anonymous remailers, possibly endangering your access to the internet. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. Running "remailer_remove" *should* clear up any problems that my script might create in your account, but I will guarantee nothing. There are so many strange versions of UNIX out there.. If it doesn't work, however, please tell me and a later release of this installer will hopefully fix that problem. Later releases will hopefully also incorporate a remailer with delays, mixing, and other nice features. Stay free, Sameer sameer@soda.berkeley.edu