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Re: NewbieQ: Authentication on lugnet news
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lugnet.people.newbie
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Fri, 11 Apr 2003 14:15:01 GMT
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Being the geek that I am I decided to let the computer be the solution.
So last night I wrote a vba script that when run on incoming authentication
messages will automatically authenticate them and send them back to the
server.
You can use the message rules to trigger the script on incoming messages
from the authentication server with the authentication message title.
All you have to do is click ok to give outlook2002 the permission to send
the email. (I guess thats a built in security thing you cant change or
atleast I dont know how)
Anyway ive been testing it this morning and it seems to be fine. If anyone
wants it let me know. After Ive tested it for a day or two I'll make a more
formal post elsewhere (if I can figure out where that would be ontopic :)
and put it up on my website.
Ahh, one click (Sometimes two if outlook is being stupid) authentication. :)
And if you collect your post emails all at once its a simple click click
click session and all taken care of.
Hope no one gets pissed. Its not a violation of your security cuz you still
have to recieve the email in order to respond to it and thats how the
authentication is worked normally. I'm just automating the process.
"Tim Courtney" <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message
news:HD5wnF.1FDF@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.people.newbie, David Schwanke writes:
> > Is there any way to have my client authenticate to the lugnet news server
> > using my lugnet membership login and password instead of having to • manualy
> > authorize each individual post.
> >
> > Do the regular members that post a lot really confirm each and every post
> > manually?
> >
> > (Or was that just for my first post and the rest are authed? (This is • only
> > my second post. :) )
>
> If you are logged in via the web interface, and post via the web • interface,
> you don't have to authenticate. But, if you are posting via email or NNTP
> news, you have to authenticate. This is because we've had problems in the
> past with people abusing the insecure nature of NNTP and email, spoofing
> others' identities and doing serious damage to the climate here on LUGNET
> with that. Unfortunately, one bad apple who couldn't be trusted ruined it
> for everyone.
>
> I've adjusted to using the web interface so I don't have to authenticate. • I
> know some people who still do use email or NNTP, and have to authenticate
> each post.
>
> -Tim
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| (...) If you are logged in via the web interface, and post via the web interface, you don't have to authenticate. But, if you are posting via email or NNTP news, you have to authenticate. This is because we've had problems in the past with people (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.people.newbie)
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