Steve Furlong wrote:

Call me a moron, but what do you mean here? I had figured that "A. Melon" was the nym of one individual, "Nomen Nescio" was the nym of one, probably other, individual, and so on. Are "A Melon" etc group nyms, like "Publius" of the US Federalist Papers? Does some anonymizer give the same name for everyone who uses it?

ALT.PRIVACY.ANON-SERVER FAQ (http://www.almostnotcrazy.org/b/apasfaq/apas-faq.html) [snip] 13) Who is Nomen Nescio? Secret Squirrel? Nomen Nescio is Latin for "I do not know the name." This is the X-Loop: openpgp.net From: header emitted by the Dizum Remailer remailer@dizum.com .This is simply a replacement for the more common "Anonymous" or "Anon User" X-Loop: openpgp.net From: header. Secret Squirrel is the From: header emitted by the Squirrel Remailer mix@squirrel.owl.de. Other alternative IDs include: An Metet, (Egyptian for "not spoken") From: header for the Shinn Remailer remailer@mixmaster.shinn.net. Jiggs McManus, From: header for the Eelbash Remailer eelbash@bigfoot.com Mr. Seppo, From: header for the Septic Remailer septic@home.com A. Melon, From: header for the Randseed Remailer randseed@melontraffickers.com .