Editing Anonymous remailer (section)

{{Short description|Computer server forwarding anonymous messages}}
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An '''anonymous remailer''' is a [[Server (computing)|server]] that receives messages with embedded instructions on where to send them next, and that forwards them without revealing where they originally came from. There are [[cypherpunk anonymous remailer]]s, [[mixmaster anonymous remailer]]s, and [[Pseudonymous remailer|nym server]]s, among others, which differ in how they work, in the policies they adopt, and in the type of attack on the anonymity of e-mail they can (or are intended to) resist. ''Remailing'' as discussed in this article applies to e-mails intended for particular recipients, not the general public. Anonymity in the latter case is more easily addressed by using any of several methods of anonymous publication.