At 07:40 AM 12/6/01 +0100, Nomen Nescio wrote:
The main problem is how to do the transfer cleanly, such that the former
nym owner can't damage the reputation once sold. Several solutions
have been offered, involving doing a key change. Complications arise
in terms of making the old key useless,
To summarize:
You can sell nyms by transferring private keys. Whether other people
like it or not, it can be done. And others can't necessarily tell.
There is nothing to stop someone from transferring his private key
in this way. Any reputation goes along with the nym, and this may be
quite