Doron Shikmoni <P85025@BARILVM>
Sun, 27 Sep 87 12:26:10 P
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Eric says that a hacker can issue a global signoff command for me. This is
true enuf, but with some more effort same hacker can do UNSUBs on my behalf.
So it's not really a new hole, just making life a tiny bit easier for
troublemakers.
The funniest thing is, that the original suggestion from Scott Campbell
came in just when I was typing a note to this list with the very same
suggestion! (global signoff). This is definitely >some< coincidence.
So here is the second suggestion I wanted to make in the same note, before
someone grabs copyrights fot this idea too :-)
The idea is "WHEREIS listname". It should simply (...) tell you where (as
close as can be, peer-wise) a certain list is located. Each LISTSERV will be
able to direct you to the proper location.
This requires a global file of lists to be maintained, I know, and either
someone does it manually or a complex protocol should be used. Moreover, every
list should have a new property - whether its not should go onto that
list-of-lists or not.
Immediately, you'll come up and say, that once every LISTSERV has this
knowledge, it can process the SUBSCRIBE command in any LISTSERV incarnation -
i.e., forward it to the proper LISTSERV. Aha, says I: you're right.
Doron
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