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Re: Forged incoming mail
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Adam Bailey <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 8 Jan 1999 12:36:48 -0600
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On 1/8/99 10:37 AM, Robert A. Earl <[log in to unmask]> wrote...

>Is there anyway to stop forged messages from making it to the list
>(other than moderating and verifying received-from headers)??

You can make subscribers confirm their own messages. But I think most
would rather risk forgeries than go through that PITA.

     * Send=  Private,Confirm

From my experiences, forging a list posting is very rare.


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