Too few cypherpunks nodes. (fwd)

[Igor Chudov @ home]

Jim Choate wrote:
> Forwarded message:
> > Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 14:10:59 +0100
> > From: Adam Back <aba at dcs.ex.ac.uk>
> > Subject: Re: Too few cypherpunks nodes.
> > Does anyone know how many people are using Jim's cypherpunks at ssz.com?
> 
> I don't even check, less than 100 for shure and probably less than 25.
> Don't remember seeing that many notices of subscription to the cpunks list.
> There are a LOT of info and help requests though.

Maybe we should put together a short document describing what cypherpunks
lists are there and how to choose them. We can mentions all nodes -- ssz,
cyberpass, and algebra -- in that document.

> > Also I might point out that the afforded privacy is mostly illusionary
> > because any TLA who cared could observe the mail fanning out from
> > ssz.com with Sender: cypherpunks-owner at ssz.com and reconstruct the
> > list in short order.
> 
> True, but in that case they can simply walk in with a subpeonae and take it
> as well, it is sitting there in a plain text file. The reason I do this is to
> minimize spammings and other such attacks it is not to protect anyone from a
> truly determined assault but rather from those marketing idiots out there
> with no clue as to anything close to reasonable behaviour.

This sounds like a reasonable choice, although I chose not to do it.

	- Igor.