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(...) "And then I realized that not making sense not to, the message posting could not not NOT make sense, so I didn't not post it." :) Sorry, just being...goofy. I wouldn't have posted this message, but... (...) I think it has a lot more to do with (...) (23 years ago, 15-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) This has been proposed before - however, authuntication is not so much about protecting the users, it's more about protecting the community. Even if you don't care that someone is posting in your name, when that allows people who have been (...) (23 years ago, 15-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Maybe there could be some kind of user preference thing where you choose whether you want to authenticate messages or something? Though I don't know much about the Usenet network, so I really don't know how difficult it'd be to program that... (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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well, 2 things 1) we have to trust Todd that if the auth hurts the site, he'll remove it. If it drives away posts then its not worth having, merely because someone once forged a few messages. (so what anyway? its ez enough to find out that they are (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I believe that people have looked through here: (URL) found that there hasn't been any drop in posting frequency. I've not graphed it out myself or anything. Besides... hasn't this been in place since... oh... May or June or something? I (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Oh yeah, good point, I forgot about summer and vacationing being a factor, but I still think that there has been a slight decrease in posting frequency due to the authentication, we'll just have to wait a while and see what happens I geuss. (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) AFAIK there has not been a drop in traffic, at least, not a significant one. I think that we also need to keep in mind that it's summer (at least here in the US) and a lot of people are taking vacations... and that not everyone uses the SMTP (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I've noticed this alot too, I've noticed that alot of people have slowed down or even stopped replying to other's creation's probably due to the fact of the authentication. Some people probably figure 'why should I waste the extra time replying to (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.admin.general)
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I'm not trying to derail Paul's thread or anything but I have noticed less posts from certain regulars as well. I'm still posting but I feel I've dropped a bit. I actually almost didn't post this message and then figured that it didn't make any (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Ya, this is somewhat of a loophole (but a known one, and mentioned when the authentication mechanism was announced) and it needs closing. On the other hand, if someone were to try this, their Member ID would appear in the NNTP headers of the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) And just to really confuse everyone, you can set follow-ups to groups you're not posting to (though Lugnet may have some restrictions on combinations I think?). However this is usually considered bat "netiquette". And yes, Outlook Express (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Its not at all confusing. I figure I'd do follow ups to the LUCNY group as its new and its in our area. Cross posted to LUCNY because I mentioned it. :) -- Nicole widow of Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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(...) Well, as in you're not logged in because you are either not a member, you're not accepting cookies, or something else. (...) Oh? So PGP authorization is currently in effect for members who have uploaded their PGP key and post with NNTP/SMTP? (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Ignore this if it is at all confusing... but if you use the web interface that should be OK, you can post to several groups and set FUT to more than one but less than all of them. Not sure about Outlook Express or how it works so that could be (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) but if you're a member, and you're posting via the web, LUGNET already knows who you are... no need for pgp there... unless you mean as a way to post without being logged in? (...) heh, why make users choose? if you're a member, you _can_ (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Yep. I guess the question I have is, to what extent can they be tied into the various interfaces? For NNTP and email, I'd imagine they're fairly easy. For web, it'd be more difficult I assume. (...) I guess my inclination (in a perfect world) (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) nod - that does make sense. I know Jennifer and I still don't use the web interface, but we're special :) (...) since anyone can become a member, if a malicious user wanted to spoof Suz, for instance, all he had to do is fork out $10... (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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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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Any progress on a decision about lugnet.market.brickshops? I noticed that recently a few experienced members have advertised their shops in lugnet.market.shopping. The shopping subgroup doesn't specifically exclude this. I have gotten used to the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I figured it out. I had more than one group in the follow up to space. -- Nicole widow of Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. "Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D." <arcanamachi@netzero.net> wrote in message news:GHyoAH.14z@lugnet.com... (...) list (...) 0x800CCCA9 (...) (...) (23 years ago, 12-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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