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Re: NNTP newsreader
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Date: 
Sat, 9 Mar 2002 01:47:11 GMT
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"Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> writes:
The only way to avoid the email authuntication is to become a member,
and post via the web interface, when you're logged in. We just haven't
been able to think of a way to verify identities otherwise. Maybe one
day we'll implement a PGP solution, but I think that will not be
useful for many.

Doesn't NNTP have an username/password option?  I don't think all NNTP
clients support it, but if it could be made optional somehow that
could be a way to do it.

Or, have you enter a special header line X-password: that would be
deleted when posted?

PGP would be good too.

- --Bill.

- --
William R Ward            bill@wards.net          http://www.wards.net/~bill/
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

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  Re: NNTP newsreader
 
(...) yah, but from when I understand the nntp authentication only allows you access to the server - it doesn't verify that you post as yourself only... (...) we've been through this before... an x header works as long as you never typo it - once (...) (22 years ago, 9-Mar-02, to lugnet.admin.nntp)

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