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Re: Feedback thoughts?
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:49:30 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mike Walsh writes:
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> "ssenkrahsemaj" <jamesharkness@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:H7B484.1pr@lugnet.com...
> > Well I don't post alot of times because I hate having to go into my email
> > and authenticate the message. I think that is a precaution that is really
> > unneccesary.
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> I have to disagree with you on the authentication aspect. Were you active
> during the events that made authentication necessary? I believe all of the
> bogus posts were removed but to summarize, there was an individual who was
> spoofing posts under other legitimate user names solely for the purpose of
> creating controversy and chaos. A lot of cruel and/or profane things were
> posted which were attributed to people who didn't actually write them.
> People think LUGNET is an unfriendly place now (I personally do not)? It
> really got out of hand for a while until people figured out what was
> happening and it got back under control once Todd worked out the
> authentication process.
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> I find the authentication process pretty trivial. I use a news reader so I
> post a message and check my e-mail. I reply to the LUGNET confirmation post
> with an "X" in the appropriate box and I'm done. I don't consider this a
> big deal. It isn't any different than posting on BrickLink's forum - it has
> a "Do you really want to post this?" type of confirmation. It is all done
> over the web but probably isn't any less key strokes.
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> [ ... snipped ... ]
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> Mike
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> --
> Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com
> http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Train Club
> http://www.carolinatrainbuilders.com - Carolina Train Builders
> http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mpw - CTB/Brick Depot
Yeah I wasn't here when that happened and if they tok away the
authentication process it would probably start up again there are always
pests. I would just prefer if i could login and by my ip address I would be
authenticated or however login systems work.
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| "ssenkrahsemaj" <jamesharkness@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H7BqqI.6tr@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) be (...) I believe that if you use the web interface you can login and post (via the web interface) without going through the (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Feedback thoughts?
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| (...) The best way to work it is really to have a username/password. Short of that, email's about the only secure way to work authentication, since you can fake your IP, news reader ID, email headers, etc. If you would like to avoid the (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-02, to lugnet.general)
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| "ssenkrahsemaj" <jamesharkness@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H7B484.1pr@lugnet.com... (...) I have to disagree with you on the authentication aspect. Were you active during the events that made authentication necessary? I believe all of the (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-02, to lugnet.general)
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