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Re: SMTP SECURITY: A new (?) idea

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From: Alan J Rosenthal
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 21:25
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>> These forgers will include system administrators and also people who break
>> in to privileged accounts.
>
>As a former sysadm, I take offense at this remark and I think many current
>ones will, too.  I will give you the benefit of the doubt ...

I did not mean this comment the way you are taking it.  I apologize.  Thanks
for the benefit of the doubt.

In fact, I meant somewhat the opposite.  While I was writing that article, it
occurred to me that some people would not take the threat too seriously because
they would assume that sysadmins are trustworthy.  Thus I felt it important to
point out that people breaking in to privileged accounts (e.g. cracking root)
were in a position to forge privileged-port-smtp mail too.
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From: flaps@dgp.toronto.edu (Alan J Rosenthal)
Subject: Re: SMTP SECURITY: A new (?) idea
Message-ID: <1992Aug13.172531.4902@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
References: <1992Aug13.102249.16853@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> <1992Aug13.151514.14735@hal.com>
Date: 13 Aug 92 21:25:31 GMT
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