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LISTSERV list owners' forum <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 16 Sep 1999 23:01:25 -0400
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John Lyon <[log in to unmask]>
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The Brain Injury Information Network
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> Secondly, it seems that listserv will only check the From: field in the
> SMTP envelope on any message for subscriber validation. This makes it
> relatively easy to masquerade an address on any mailer program that will
> allow you to manipulate the header, allowing actions to be taken on
> someone else subscription regardless of whether the list is open or
> closed. It is not secure enough.

Put this in your header:

Send= Private,Confirm

This requires each poster to confirm (via the "OK" mechanism) that the posting
actually came from them.

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