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Re: New feature: Article rating
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Date: 
Sun, 26 Mar 2000 19:29:47 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:

And how secure is that?

Depends on the location.  Clearly, as both you and Mike are capable of pointing
out, there are inappropriate places to use that tactic in.  That just means
there are places you can access Lugnet from that you can't use all the features
from, that's all.  I don't see this as being as big a deal as you do,
apparently.  It has no control over reading or posting.

I'm sensing that you're dug into this position and are now in Defensive Mode.

Not really, I've just yet to see an argument convincing enough to make me
change my mind.  There is a difference.

Lorbaat seems to relish digging in without regard to research

No, he doesn't.  Don't go assuming that people who don't hang out in
off-topic.geek know nothing about computing, or network security.

eric



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  Re: New feature: Article rating
 
(...) ^^^^^^^ That's actually a bad thing, imo. I don't know when this changed (and sometimes I am glad it did) but I don't really like the fact that I can post AS ME from any machine simply by typing in my name and e-mail address. I _think_ this is (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)  
  Re: New feature: Article rating
 
(...) Don't assume you know what I'm assuming! However, you didn't refute my points, I note. Just glossed over them as "not convincing enough"... So something that is less secure and harder to use is better in your book? ++Lar (24 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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(...) And how secure is that? I'm sensing that you're dug into this position and are now in Defensive Mode. Whatever. Fact is, I use a lot of different machines, not all under my control, sometimes at a different client each week. Cookies in that (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)  

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