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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 | 2015-03-18 10:29 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <87twxixlha.fsf@kst-u.example.com> (permalink) |
| References | <mebdik$41n$1@speranza.aioe.org> <550994C5.9050701@verizon.net> <87y4muxowk.fsf@kst-u.example.com> <5509ADB0.9040600@verizon.net> |
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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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
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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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