[DavidG]

The more I read this thread the more I think that the way it stands now it is already too hard to get info. There is obviously a lot more going on in the galaxy than we control or see in the game. (like were are all those mineral laiden cargo ships trading like mad?, or the super fast one man spy ship with agent 007 on it? ) If player A is trading with player B and b is trading with C it seems likely that A and C would become aware of each others presense.