RE: More thoughts on From: lines

[Len Sassaman <rabbi@abditum.com>]

On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Lucky Green wrote:

> It is not entirely clear to me that we have identified all potential
> risks in requiring a nym to use its nym server as the exit hop. The
> solution may well be perfectly fine; I just believe that spending a bit
> more analysis might be desirable.

Agreed.

> This is may be obvious, but I still would like to mention that if the
> nym server forwards the email to other hops before it is delivered to
> the final recipient, then the requirement to  securely authenticate a
> sender to the remailer becomes a requirement to securely authenticate a
> particular nym server to defend against rogue nym servers.

True.

> > Yes. That would be done for the user by the client. After the
> > user opens a given nym profile, the client knows all it needs
> > to to make this work.
>
> Yes. Which in turn requires the mixminion client to be aware of nym
> profiles.

This has been the case all along, in order to have the Type III clients
receive nym mail.