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Re: Some suggestions regarding post authentication
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
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Thu, 4 Apr 2002 07:31:30 GMT
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"William R Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message
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> Here are some ideas for making the authentication system easier to use:
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> 1. Add a web page where we can view all "currently pending" messages.
> It should have the usual "Brief | Compact | All" options, with the
> default being "Brief". By each one have checkboxes for approve,
> defer, reject, etc. just like in the e-mails. This solves two
> problems:
> A. After posting several messages, I can go to a single page to
> approve all of them, rather than individually reply to each of
> the emails with the [x].
> B. If I accidentally delete or never receive an e-mail I still
> have a way to find a message that needs approving.
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> 2. Add support for PGP-signed messages.
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> 3. Allow us to specify the IP address we connect from (for those of us
> with static IP's) so that all NNTP traffic from that IP by that
> user will be automatically accepted.
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> 4. Modify the NNTP server to support the AUTHINFO command, where users
> can submit their LUGNET member number and password to authenticate
> themselves. Once the authentication has occurred, accept all posts
> from that user where the "From:" line matches the LUGNET member
> number.
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> --Bill.
I just had to post a "me too" reply. I think these suggestions are great,
and would make life much easier for those of us who prefer to post via NNTP.
I guess the only concern with 4 is that the name and password would be
passed in clear text so poses a risk, and so long as 3 wouldn't reject a
posting made from a different IP address but default back to the mail
authentication I'd be happy (I have a fixed IP at work where I normally post
most of my messages from, and a DSL connection at home without a fixed IP
where I also sometimes post from).
Dan
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