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SPOOF SENDERS?

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NODE ad66a1d3SPOOF SENDERS?
>More remailers (maybe one that 'spoofs' real identities to hide the
 fact the it is a remailer?) with transparent PGP (download the whole
 keyring to the

Great idea, at least on the face of it.  Those in charge have a history
of assuming that if you want privacy and low profile then you must have
something to hide.  If I use remailers to obtain privacy / low profile,
why would I want to use a remailer that advertises itself as such?
Rather, I'd prefer a nice little quiet one so my messages would blend in
with all the rest of the usenet junk.

I hate the five lines of disclaimers.

I'd pay for my remailing if I could (and will when the feature becomes
available), but I'd take my business to the discreet firm of _Chaemeleon
Remailers S.A._ - not to all the _Remailers 'R' Us_ that advertise their
business in neon on top of my messages.
NODE 0944a7d7Re: SPOOF SENDERS?
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An anonymous author writes:

> If I use remailers to obtain privacy / low profile,
> why would I want to use a remailer that advertises itself as such?
> Rather, I'd prefer a nice little quiet one so my messages would blend in
> with all the rest of the usenet junk.

> I hate the five lines of disclaimers.

> I'd pay for my remailing if I could (and will when the feature becomes
> available), but I'd take my business to the discreet firm of _Chaemeleon
> Remailers S.A._ - not to all the _Remailers 'R' Us_ that advertise their
> business in neon on top of my messages.

Why not go to one of the commercial providers or Freenets and ask 
for an account under a pseudonym? I don't get the impression that
Netcom cares what your account name is, and I imagine the other providers
are too busy to play identity police. If they're feeling picky and
you're feeling accomodating, tell them you want to pay for an account
for a roommate/spouse/partner/adopted child who doesn't have a 
checkbook/VISA card. 


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NODE 5e3e3da5Re: SPOOF SENDERS?
In message <199411200346.AA21554@ideath.goldenbear.com> you write:
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>An anonymous author writes:
>
>> If I use remailers to obtain privacy / low profile,
>> why would I want to use a remailer that advertises itself as such?
>> Rather, I'd prefer a nice little quiet one so my messages would blend in
>> with all the rest of the usenet junk.
>
>> I hate the five lines of disclaimers.
>
>> I'd pay for my remailing if I could (and will when the feature becomes
>> available), but I'd take my business to the discreet firm of _Chaemeleon
>> Remailers S.A._ - not to all the _Remailers 'R' Us_ that advertise their
>> business in neon on top of my messages.

Or, you can run your OWN remailer. That way you can tailor it to look 
anyway you want.

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