remailer delays
qwerty-remailer at netcom.com
qwerty-remailer at netcom.com
Sun Feb 6 17:30:32 PST 1994
It's half done :-) ! Unfortunately the NSA run remailers haven't been
handing out info, but this should help people know which blanks are still
blanks ;-). God I hate these little sideways smileys!
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Xenon's Full Disclosure Remailer List.
Remailer Fast? OpLog SysLog Subj Batch RD NL CPU Phys PGP BitB ...and?
--------- ------ ----- ------ ---- ----- -- -- --- ---- --- ---- ----------
bsu-cs + ? ?/? + ? ? ? ? ? 23a -
catalyst + N? SM/MQ - - ? - PA M 23a -
choas + ? ?/? + ? ? ? ? ? - -
cicada ++ ? ?/? - - - - ? ? - -
colostate ++ ? SM/MQ ? - ? ? Un M ? -
dis.org -/-- ? ?/? - ? ? ? ? ? 23a -
extropia +/- ? SM + - - - Pr M 23a -
jarthur +/-- St SM/MQ - -/+ ? ? Un ? 23a -
menudo -- N SM - t1 "?" Y Un H 23a -
merde -/-- ? ?/? - ? ? ? ? ? - -
penet.fi -- St SM - t? 24 + Pr H - -
pmantis ++ ? ?/? - ? - - ? ? - -
qwerty + C SM/MQ - - - - PA M 23a +
rosebud ++/- N MQ - - - N Un M 23a -
remba -- ? ?/? ? ? ? ? ? ? 23a -
shell ++/+/- St ?/? - ? ? ? ? ? 23a -
soda ++/- St+? ?/? - ? ? ? ? ? -
Subj: Strips Subject header?
NL: Non-linear remailing? 123->231.
RD: Random delay added (max, in hours)?
Batch: Batched remailing? t2 means twice daily. n5 means after 5 messages.
CPU: Pr = private. PA = account on public access machine. Un = university.
Phys: Physical security of the CPU, especially at night. H/M/L.
BitB: BitBucket feature?
Fast?:
++ <5 min
+ 5-10 min.
- ~10-30 min delay
-- Pinging isn't practical due to long delays. Probably reliable though.
+/- Sometimes +, sometimes -.
Normal internet mail delays are common, and are not equivalent in the two
directions between any two remailers. Mail still gets through.
OpLog:
F: full copies of all mail is archived. My large volume mailing should
help put a stop to this.
St: Stats logs of when mail was remailed.
St+: Stats logs of when and where mail was remailed.
St-: simple counter.
N: operator keeps no logs.
C: Simple counter.
SysLog:
SM: sendmail logs of when and where mail was exchanged. Root access needed.
MQ: mailqueue accessible by anyone on the site. Could make logs.
I have chosen nicknames based on a string common to both the outgoing
address and to the address you see on an incoming message from the remailer.
bsu-cs nowhere at bsu-cs.bsu.edu
catalyst catalyst at netcom.com
chaos remailer at chaos.bsu.edu
cicada hh at cicada.berkeley.edu
colostate nate at vis.colostate.edu
dis.org remailer at dis.org
extropia remail at extropia.wimsey.com
jarthur ebrandt at jarthur.claremont.edu
menudo nobody at Menudo.UH.EDU
merde remailer at merde.dis.org
penet.fi anon.penet.fi
pmantis hh at pmantis.berkeley.edu
qwerty qwerty at netcom.com
rosebud elee7h5 at rosebud.ee.uh.edu
(elee6ue at rosebud.ee.uh.edu)
shell hfinney at shell.portal.com
soda hh at soda.berkeley.edu
Discontinued remailers still on some lists out there:
phantom at mead.u.washington.edu
remail at tamaix.tamu.edu
sameer at netcom.com
sameer at berkeley.edu (spelling?)
cdodhner at indirect.com
remailer at entropy.linet.org??
00x at uclink.berkeley.edu?
remail at tamaix.tamu.edu?
Background on each remailer:
bsu-cs:
Run by Chael Hall.
Machine: ??
Problems policy: ?? Contact ??
Software: ??
Security: ??
Comments:
History: ??
catalyst:
Run by Scott Collins.
Machine: personal dial-up account on Netcom.
Problems policy: Outgoing address blocking, with proof of ID.
Contact catalyst at netcom.com.
Software: Customized Hal's ?
Security: Netcom keeps sendmail logs, which root at netcom.com can read.
Any Netcom user could also compile his own sendmail logs, by
constantly logging mail as it arrives and leaves.
Comments:
History: ??
chaos:
Run by Chael Hall.
Machine: ??
Problems policy: ?? Contact ??
Software: ??
Security:
Comments: finger remailer.help at chaos.bsu.edu for info using any remailer. ??
gopher chaos.bsu.edu for a collection of info about Cypherpunks.
Comments:
History: ??
cicada:
Run by Eric Hollander.
Machine: ???
Problems policy: ?? Contact ??
Software: ??
Security: Tread lightly. Being "phased out".
colostate:
Run by ??
Machine: ???
Problems policy: ?? Contact ??
Software: ??
Security: ??
dis.org:
Run by Peter Shipley.
Machine: ??
Problems policy: ?? Contact ??
Software: ??
Security: ??
Comments:
History: ??
extropia:
Run by Miron Cuperman.
Machine: ??
Problems policy: ?? Contact ??
Software: ??
Security: ??
Comments: Only accepts PGP remailing. ::/Encrypted:PGP header is optional.
Privately owned, in Canada.
Not directly connected (delays possible).
History: ??
jarthur:
Run by Eli Brandt.
Machine: Sequent Symmetry.
Problems policy: Destination blocking is available w/ sufficient ID.
Contact ebrandt at jarthur.claremont.edu.
Software: The usual, tweaked for MMDF. Hal's.
Security: jarthur keeps sendmail logs.
Comments: Although jarthur doesn't batch, its connection often results in
outgoing mail getting batched out anyway (1-3 hours delay).
History: Set up late '92. PGP added mid '93.
menudo:
Run by Karl Barrus.
Machine: University machine.
Problems policy: see policy at gopher site. Contact klbarrus at owlnet.rice.edu
or elee9sf at menudo.uh.edu.
Software: Modified Hal's.
Security: Stores messages and sends them out randomly at midnight.
Pads messages to 1K with random stuff. (?)
Comments: elee9sf at menudo accepts RIPEM encryption.
elee6ue at rosebud requires "digital cash" (basically random
strings I made).
Errors on elee9sf at menudo are forwarded klbarrus at owlnet.rice.edu
where they are deleted. I still get mail at that address which is
why I have it forwarded and not just dropped.
History: No comment.
merde:
Run by Peter Shipley.
Maching: ??
Problems policy: ?? Contact ??
Software: ??
Security: ??
Comments:
History: ??
penet.fi:
Run by Julf (Johan Helsingus).
Machine: ?? Operator owned.
Problems policy: Account revokation. Contact ??@anon.penet.fi.
Software: custom.
Security:
Comments: By far the most popular remailer, dwarfing in a day what the
entire Cypherpunk remailers combined carry in a month. Supports
easy return addresses as well as non-anonymous mailing to
someone's anonymous address (na1234... instead of an1234...).
Your real address is kept on Julf's hard disk, but is fairly safe
there, especially if you do not abuse your anonymity to harass
someone. On a bad day your mail and especially Usenet posts may
be delayed up to a day. Very reliable though. Sends error
messages back to you for failed mail. Limited to 48K mail.
History: ??
pmantis:
Run by Eric Hollander.
Machine: ??
Problems policy: ?? Contact ??
Software: ??
Security: Tread lightly. Being "phased out".
Comments:
History: ??
qwerty:
Run by Xenon.
Machine: dial-up account on Netcom.
Problems policy: "What problems?". Contact qwerty at netcom.com.
Software: Hal's remailer.
Security: Netcom keeps sendmail logs, which root at netcom.com can read.
Any Netcom user could also compile his own sendmail logs, by
constantly logging mail as it arrives and leaves.
Operator often logs in using telnet.
Comments: You must use na1234 at anon.penet.fi not an1234 at anon.penet.fi.
Finger qwerty at netcom.com for a blurb on the remailer and updates
on its software.
Request-Remailing-To: /dev/null is a bit bucket.
whitehouse.gov gets blocked and fully logged.
History: Up 2/94. Set up by Xenon who needed more remailers to use to send
PGP info to people with, since anon.penet.fi was overloaded.
rembe:
Run by Bill (O'Hanlon?).
Machine: ? Privately owned.
Problems policy: ?? Contact ??
Software: ??
Security: ??
Comments: Not directly connected (delays?).
History: Second oldest remailer.
rosebud:(elee7h5 at rosebud.ee.uh.edu)
Run by Karl Barrus.
Machine: University.
Problems policy: See gopher site. Contact klbarrus at owlnet.rice.edu.
Software: Hal's.
Security: "syslog file can be read"
Comments: Errors are "dropped".
History: Third oldest remailer.
rosebud: (elee6ue at rosebud.ee.uh.edu)
Run by Karl Barrus.
Machine: univerisity
Problems policy: see gopher site. Contact klbarrus at owlnet.rice.edu.
Software: standard scripts (Hal's) modified to accept cash strings.
Security: "Syslog file can be read."
Comments: Errors are "dropped".
shell:
Run by Hal Finney.
Machine: ??
Problems policy: ?? Contact ??
Software: Hal's Remailer.
Security: ??
Comments: whitehouse.gov blocked and fully logged.
hal at alumni.caltech.edu forwards all mail to shell.
History: ??
soda:
Run by Eric Hollander.
Run by: ??
Machine: ??
Problems policy: ?? Blocking of addresses. Mail sent to problem causer.
Contact ??
Software: custom. ??
Security: Was keeping full logs till Xenon's bulk mailing venture. ??
Comments:
History: ??
Remailer Public Keys:
(I've got these).
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