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Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org

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From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org
Date Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:29:37 -0700
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James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> writes:
> On 03/18/2015 12:15 PM, Keith Thompson wrote:
> ...
>> As someone else mentioned, eternal-september.org requires
>> username/password authentication.  I don't know how secure it is,
>> or how or whether they prevent header modifications, but it might
>> make forgeries more difficult.
>
> That would make forgeries more easily detectable, because they would
> have the wrong server, but it wouldn't prevent them. Also, how often do
> you check the message headers to determine the server?

Rarely, but I sometimes do when an article looks suspicious.

A skillfully written forgery that isn't pointed out by the actual user
is likely to escape detection.  A forgery that either looks suspicious
or is pointed out as a possible forgery invites closer scrutiny.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-18 09:38 +0100
  Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-03-18 11:07 -0400
    Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-18 09:15 -0700
      Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-03-18 12:54 -0400
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-18 10:29 -0700
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-18 17:30 +0000
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-19 09:04 +0100
          Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-03-19 22:25 -0400
      Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-03-18 18:22 +0000
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-18 11:41 -0700
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-18 11:41 -0700
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-18 11:41 -0700
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-18 20:28 +0100
          Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-03-18 19:37 +0000
            Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-18 23:22 +0100
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-21 22:48 +0000
  Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-21 22:47 +0000
    Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-21 16:14 -0700
      Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-30 09:52 +0000
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-30 09:14 -0700

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