Neha Patil (Editor)

Cypherpunk anonymous remailer

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit

A cypherpunk anonymous remailer is a Type I anonymous remailer that takes messages encrypted with PGP or GPG, or in some cases in plain text, and forwards them removing any identifying information from the header.

Sending a Cypherpunk Message

Step 1: Retrieving the remailer's Public Key.

Generally you can get a Cypherpunk remailer's public key by sending an email message with the subject "remailer-key" to the server you wish to use.

Step 2: Import remailer's public keys into PGP or GPG.

Step 3: Compose Message

Compose the message in your favorite text editor, using the following template: :: Anon-To: <Recipient Email Address> ## Subject: <Subject> <Message Text>

Step 4: Encrypt Message

Use PGP or GPG to encrypt the message that you just composed using the remailer's public key.

Step 5: Send Encrypted Message to Remailer

Prepare an email to send to the Cypherpunk remailer using the following template: :: Encrypted: PGP -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- <place encrypted output here> -----END PGP MESSAGE----- Then send it.

References

Cypherpunk anonymous remailer Wikipedia