[e-gold-list] Re: An anonymous escrow service

2003-06-24 Thread 2mhvz9ek02
Hello All There have been some pretty good comments on the list re credibility of the escrow protocol we have come up with. It is quite fascinating to compare our real-world experience with various bits of theorizing in the past about escrows that use anonymous digital cash. Unfortunately, we onl

[e-gold-list] Re: An anonymous escrow service

2003-06-20 Thread Robert S.Z.
> ... but simply signed endorsements from some people who already have a high > Trust factor, saying in effect "We know the people running this escrow > service, we know how it's organized. It's a real gem - you can trust it..." Of course, that would be the best way to gain trust. After all, news

[e-gold-list] Re: An anonymous escrow service

2003-06-20 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
On Friday, June 20, 2003, at 08:35 AM, Danny Van den Berghe wrote: I would like to alter your formula a little bit: Trust = (Credibility * Security) + Reputation I like it, very expressive. You can have some trust based on reputation only, but in absence of reputation you will need both credibi

[e-gold-list] Re: An anonymous escrow service

2003-06-20 Thread Danny Van den Berghe
> We think the biggest problem escrow services face at the moment is trust. > > If we define: > > Credibility=Can they find you? > > Reputation=Have you been trustworthy in the past? > > Security=Are your doors locked? > > Trust=Credibility + Reputation + Security > > There is obviously a trade of

[e-gold-list] Re: An anonymous escrow service

2003-06-19 Thread 2mhvz9ek02
Hello!! Yes the entire thing happens through e-gold. Our primary reason for doing things this way was to eliminate the risk of forged or intercepted emails but there are other benefits too. THe escrow service is a side project to something else we are working on that integrates value and informat

[e-gold-list] Re: An anonymous escrow service

2003-06-17 Thread Robert S.Z.
> > That's exactly right, Robert, their entire payment and release protocol > is based on parsing info in the Memo field. > > BTW, that http://sneakemail.com service they use looks pretty neat too. > > -- Patrick Oops, I just realized that they are hosting with us and have a featured listing in

[e-gold-list] Re: An anonymous escrow service

2003-06-17 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
On Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at 05:30 PM, Robert S.Z. wrote: www.universal-escrow.com Universal Escrow uses the e-gold system for information and funds transfer. You mean you are using the Memo line of micro spends to communicate, rather than e-mail? If so, then that's an interesting way to combat

[e-gold-list] Re: An anonymous escrow service

2003-06-17 Thread Robert S.Z.
> www.universal-escrow.com > > Universal Escrow uses the e-gold system for information and funds > transfer. You mean you are using the Memo line of micro spends to communicate, rather than e-mail? If so, then that's an interesting way to combat spam to say the least :o) Neat idea. Cheers, Robe