Very nice write up, kmf. OzFreelancer, if you are writing a book about the online drug world, be sure to research and include JFL, Eleusis, and the usenet scene. JFL may have been the first bust of an online drug vendor. It was certainly the biggest and most noteworthy of its time. Eleusis is a fascinating character, even more than strike in my view: https://www.erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/eleusis/memoirs.html kmf, so the messaging system you are working on will function as a distributed market? I'm trying to understand how exactly it will function, like vending through email or forums, or like a market with product listings and cart? You say people can click on a name and pay. I'm just don't understand what it will look like.