Re: double blind conspiracy

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

> To: farber () central cis upenn edu (David Farber)
> Cc: interesting-people () eff org (interesting-people mailing list)
> Subject: Re: double blind conspiracy
> From: Craig Partridge <craig () aland bbn com>
> Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 12:54:19 -0800
>
>
> Dave:
>
>    I've since learned that this little discovery is a "feature" of the
> anonymous server.  If someone using the server joins a mailing list and you
> post to the list, voila, you get an anonymous entry.
>
>    Personally, I find this a non-service, especially given discussions on
> comp.risks of the risks of having an anonymous account (essentially they ain't
> fully anonymous) and the general risk of having "accounts" one doesn't use
> (I try to minimize the accounts I have to keep track of).
>
>    Furthermore, I still can't figure out why mail to that entry doesn't get
> to me.
>
> Craig
>
> PS: All a bit sobering, since I've generally thought anonymous accounts were
> an interesting idea, even if I never wanted one.  Now that I've been caught
> in the system, I've conclude that at minimum some bugs need to be worked out.