Why is the remailer network so secure and anonymous?
Although not perfect (nothing is), it does offer a level of anonymity well above and beyond what simple anonymous services (such as Hotpop) offer. It uses the Mixmaster remailers and has protocols to ensure your messages are very difficult to trace and decrypt. Remember, by using Quicksilver in the recommended way, you are not just using Mixmaster, but also using the Tor network which then sends all data on to the Mixmaster remailer service. Mixmaster is the type II remailer protocol and the most popular implementation of it. Remailers provide protection against traffic analysis and allow sending email anonymously or pseudonymously. Mixmaster consists of both client and server installations and is designed to run on several operating systems including but not limited to *BSD, Linux and Microsoft Windows. It does not use PGP, but RSAREF with its own keys and key formats.
Although not perfect (nothing is), it does offer a level of anonymity well above and beyond what simple anonymous services (such as Hotpop) offer. It uses the Mixmaster remailers and has protocols to ensure your messages are very difficult to trace and decrypt. Remember, by using Quicksilver in the recommended way, you are not just using Mixmaster, but also using the Tor network which then sends all data on to the Mixmaster remailer service. Mixmaster is the type II remailer protocol and the most popular implementation of it. Remailers provide protection against traffic analysis and allow sending email anonymously. Mixmaster consists of both client and server installations and is designed to run on several operating systems including but not limited to *BSD, Linux and Microsoft Windows. It does not use PGP, but RSAREF with its own keys and key formats. In the above cases, this anonymity is further reinforced by using the Tor network to anonymize you from the panta-rhei or banana first
