Re: Can my ISP see my NNTP traffic?

From: Lassi Hippeläinen (lassi.hippelainen_at_welho.compromised.invalid)
Date: 04/07/04

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    "Stephen K. Gielda" wrote:

    >... find a service that offers SSL with their usenet.

    If the messages appear on a public newsgroup anyway, what's the purpose
    of encrypting it in flight?

    SSL doesn't make sense, unless it goes via an anonymizer. Even then the
    really paranoid would want a random-delayed anonymizer to prevent
    identification by timing.

    -- Lassi

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