What is the difference between a “PSEUDO anonymous” and an “anonymous” remailer?
Most people use the expression “anonymous remailer” as short hand for all types of remailers. This causes confusion. A “PSEUDO anonymous” remailer is basically an account that you open with a remailer operator. This means that the operator knows your real email address. Your privacy is as good as the remailer operator’s power and integrity to protect your records. Truly ANONYMOUS remailers provide much more privacy than PSEUDO anonymous remailers. However, in general, they are much harder to use than their PSEUDO anonymous.
Most people use the expression “anonymous remailer” as short hand for all types of remailers. This causes confusion. A “PSEUDO anonymous” remailer is basically an account that you open with a remailer operator. This means that the operator knows your real e-mail address. Your privacy is as good as the remailer operator’s power and integrity to protect your records. Truly ANONYMOUS remailers provide much more privacy than PSEUDO anonymous remailers. However, in general, they are much harder to use than the PSEUDO anonymous.
