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Re: posting varification, ug!
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lugnet.admin.general
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Fri, 10 Aug 2001 19:29:10 GMT
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Dean Husby wrote:
> That's only if you are using the WEB interface. I think most of us use the NNTP
> or Email interface.
true that that's only for the web interface. However, I don't know the distribution of users between web/nntp/smtp. Do you have any data?
> My NEWS reader supports Authenticated posting, can we use that to prove who we
> are and not have to verify each post? We are loosing a lot of posters because of
> this...
Authenticated posting only makes sure you're allowde to access the server - it does not (without hacking at the news server), make sure you post only as yourself. As such, it would not solve the problem that the posting auth came to solve.
As for "loosing a lot of posters" - I havn't noticed a decrease in traffice, but I'm oblivious often. Do you have any data to back up your statement?
:)
Dan
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| (...) I know I've slowed down greatly. It's a pain to bang off a quick message now. I've seen several postings of "By all This is the last post I'll be posting but I'll still be reading" type of post. The traffic to the robotics areas seems like (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
| | | Re: posting varification, ug!
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| (...) I'm willing to bet that the distribution of posting has shifted toward the Web interface since the authentication has gone into effect. At least among LUGNET *members*. (...) If members are spoofing posts, there's a real problem. I'd think (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) That's only if you are using the WEB interface. I think most of us use the NNTP or Email interface. My NEWS reader supports Authenticated posting, can we use that to prove who we are and not have to verify each post? We are loosing a lot of (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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