on anonymity, identity, reputation, and spoofing

[Jamie Dinkelacker]

>
>1) how long they have been on the list in days, 0 if none at all
>2) how many postings they have posted here
>3) maybe a posting/age ratio -- some people seem to be very sensitive
>or tune out people with a high one.
>4) another idea: tracking the number of responses a given poster has,
>average, per original post, measured by `re: [x]' subject tracking.
>

Each of these suggestions call for data that may contribute to identifying
individuals, tracking their behavior or providing information useful to
decypher some messages. This has a very NSA feel to it. 
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Jamie Dinkelacker   Palo Alto CA 
Jamie at netcom.com    415.941.4782