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"Jim \"Zhuge\" Yu" <[log in to unmask]>
Thu, 12 Dec 1996 09:06:06 -0800
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W. Schipper wrote:
> One of my subscribers (to ANSAX-L) has apparently been set to NOMAIL by
> someone impersonating him, or at least that is the only conclusion we
> can reach...
>
> 1.  Is it possible for someone to do this accidentally?
> 2.  Is there a way of checking logs to see when and how this might have
>     been done or requested?
 
        For the first question, I don't know if someone can alter
        other users' subscription options "accidentally." But if one
        sends out a forged e-mail message to the LISTSERV, it is
        possible. On my list, to prevent such unpleasant incidents,
        I have the following line in the list header:
 
        *  Validate= All,Confirm
 
        This way, each command which may change a subscription flag
        has to be confirmed by the e-mail account owner (a one-way
        forged message wouldn't complete the change).
 
        For the second question, I don't know the answer, but I'd
        like to know it too.
 
 
        Kind regards,
        Jim, CHPOEM-L list owner
 
--
Go isn't everything.  Go is the only thing.           -- zhuge

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