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"Robert A. Earl" <[log in to unmask]>
Fri, 8 Jan 1999 13:37:21 -0500
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You mean like this?

Which is in reply to what  Robert A. Earl wrote concerning [LSTOWN-L] Forged incoming mail on 8 Jan 99, at 11:37:

> I have checked the list archives, and am hoping that advances have
> been made in the ListServ software to catch forged mail.
>
> I have just discovered how easy it appears to be to get mail onto a
> list - apparently, all that is needed is to know the listname and a
> valid subscribed address plus an email program that allows you to
> change from/reply-to info.
>
> Is there anyway to stop forged messages from making it to the list
> (other than moderating and verifying received-from headers)??
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>          Robert Earl <[log in to unmask]> | Our God reigns!
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