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How to Send an Anonymous Email Message

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Open "mail.txt.asc" (the encrypted mail.txt file) in Notepad

Type

Type "Anon-To: " followed by the email address of the last remailer in your chain

Heinz Tschabitscher
  • Open "mail.txt.asc" (the encrypted mail.txt file) in Notepad (or another plain text editor).
    • The file might also be called "mail.asc".
  • Type "::" in the first line.
  • Hit Enter.
  • Type "Anon-To: " followed by the email address of the last remailer in your chain.
    • The next to last remailer needs to send the message to the last remailer. This is also the email address you have just encrypted the message for.
    • To continue my example message, I'd type "Anon-To: anon@paranoici.org".
  • Leave one line blank.
  • Type "::" and hit Enter.
  • Type "Encrypted: PGP".
  • Make sure there is another empty line before the encrypted message starts.
  • Save the file as "mail.txt" again, overwriting the existing file.
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