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Re: I'm back...
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Sun, 27 May 2001 16:24:03 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
yikes...  what I'd like to see is a setup that we can use pgp signed
messages, to athunticate posts...  but that would require a fair bit of
coding, and it doesn't seem that Todd has much time now...

Authenticating posting means putting security against all the mechanisms
used to post, nntp, mail, and web, no?

Why not do this:

Shut off posting by mail completely.  Let people read, but not post.

Require authentication via nntp same as web (this should be simple - in fact
it should be a toggle to turn it on, then an option to pull the username &
password from the same place the web gets it from).

Not sure if Todd could configure the nntp server to allow reading but not
posting without authentication, but it doesn't seem to unusual.



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  RE: I'm back...
 
(...) Hey! What about those of us who use email to read and post? Makes it easier to keep a record of all your posts. It does look like it might be difficult to authenticate email posts, though. --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 27-May-01, to lugnet.admin.general)

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(...) Authenticating posting means putting security against all the mechanisms used to post, nntp, mail, and web, no? It might take less time and effort to provide a way to web cancel posts if you authenticate that you are who you say you are. This (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.admin.general)

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