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Clarified evil replies idea.

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Santiago sender sends two messages: "Will X serve Y for Z? Please respond at Santiago sender sends two messages: "Will X serve Y for Z? Please respond at
W.", and "X will (not) serve Y for Z at U." W.", and "X will (not) serve Y for Z at U."
:Fucking-with-you Replies: During World War II (IIRC), the RAF confused the :Fucking-with-you Replies: An urban legend: During World War II, the RAF
German air force by alternating the altitudes of their fighters and bombers confused the German air force by alternating the altitudes of their fighters
(doing it wrong, flying the fighters *beneath* the bombers). Apparently the and bombers (doing it wrong, flying the fighters *beneath* the bombers).
Germans were most confused when the RAF did it wrong once every seven Apparently the Germans were most confused when the RAF did it wrong once
flights. Perhaps we should do the same? every seven flights. Whether or not it's true, it implies a lesson:
Confuse adversaries by intentionally doing it wrong, sometimes. Answer a Confuse adversaries by intentionally doing it wrong, sometimes. We could
request with garbage, irrelevant HTTP codes, or silence. answer a bum Santiago request with garbage, irrelevant HTTP codes, or
silence.
:Onion Routing: What can we learn from Tor itself? Maybe not a lot. Maybe a :Onion Routing: What can we learn from Tor itself? Maybe not a lot. Maybe a
bit. That we don't allow untrusted connections is an incredible limitation bit. That we don't allow untrusted connections is an incredible limitation