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Subject:	Re: Email Authentication - Why not make it optional?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Wed, 20 Jun 2001 16:05:45 GMT
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On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 03:54:34PM +0000, Sonnich Jensen wrote: > Now, there is a simple way around this - in Outlook 5 which I have, there is > an option "my server requires me to log on" - I need a username and password. > I am not at home now, so I cannot check whether we actually use this, but we > should. > This will give the authentication we need. The lugnet server can create it > and send it to people. > Can anyone tell - is this possible in netscape, opera and other browsers? this has been brought up before... however, NNTP authentication only makes sure you are allowed to log in to the server, it doesn't enforce you not posting as anyone else.... -- Dan Boger / dan@peeron.com / www.peeron.com / ICQ: 1130750 <set:1599_1>: Unknown (LEGO)

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		Re: Email Authentication - Why not make it optional?
(...) But still - for me it seems simply to verify the password, username, and the name email to what lugnet have in databases. Sonnich (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.nntp)

		Re: Email Authentication - Why not make it optional?
"Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> wrote in message news:20010620120544....ron.com... (...) there is (...) password. (...) but we (...) it (...) browsers? (...) So why not have the NNTP server check the id and password against the name and email address (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.nntp)

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		Re: Email Authentication - Why not make it optional?
I agree that it is time consumeing, as someone else wrote - I too write them offline and then dail in and send them. It is cheaper and gives one time to think about the answer. I also saves money. Now, there is a simple way around this - in Outlook (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.general)

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