From: an12070@anon.penet.fi
* it is extremely difficult find sites willing to donate computer cycles, space, and management despite that it is rather abundant in the world. virtually every cypherpunk idea requires some cycles & space somewhere. [...] ideally a list of volunteering sites could be created and individual cypherpunks could contact the sites independently.
Hey, I think this is a great idea. The only problem is that the list would probably be empty =) I personally have many pet projects that might see the light of day if they could find the inside of a computer on the internet. I volunteer to maintain this list. If anyone would like to donate cycles or space for pet cypherpunk projects such as digital cash, anonymity servers, archives, etc. please send me your name and availability and I'll stick it in the list. Unfortunately, the people most likely to be in charge of these resources are coincidentally the most paranoid about restricting them and least likely to hear this--and once they hear the word `cypherpunk' their mind will slam shut in a nanosecond. We may be able to get more `outside support' if such a list was posted into Usenet. In fact, if the list kept track of all the current projects and the status, it might really encourage volunteers out there in the world. Maybe the problem is that the list is just too high noise for important people to pay attention, but that a summary like this might get results. ltr.