[Remops] bomb threats

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From: "Bananasplit Admin" <admin at bananasplit.info>
To: <remops at lists.mixmin.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Remops] bomb threats


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> On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 10:42:05PM -0700, Len Sassaman wrote:
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>> All that said, it *would* be nice if someone picked up the torch for the
>> Remailer Abuse Blocklist (RAB) that Orange-Admin used to run (I think
>> that's who ran it. Apologies if I am wrong.)
>>
>> Support for it is still in Mixmaster, and it might make handling abuse
>> easier for the network as a whole if users who wanted their email
>> addresses blocked only had to go to one place for that. Any takers?
>
> I've set this up now.  The list is available at
> http://www.mixmin.net/rab.blk
>
> At the moment it will require remops to send me entries they want added
> to it.  I'll try and come up with a PGP Adminkey verification scheme so
> that the process can be automated.
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It might be better to go with the blacklist idea, also maybe a word filter 
on the exits.  When people start saying they will provide an anonymous 
network, but only when they feel like it, it causes a lack of trust.  What 
if someone posts an opinion the remailer doesn't agree with?  Will his 
identity suddenly be blown wide open?
What is legal in one country isn't always in another.  If the network 
changes to fully traceable (also logged) on request then we might aswell all 
forget it.  It is sad that people abuse the network to attempt to have it 
shut down.  You will find that this is done by the Security Services in some 
countries like the UK.
To tell people the network is anonymous, then say, "we can identify and 
expose you" is wrong.
That will be the end for remailers.