Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-13.UNIX.SCO-login.15-Apr-1994

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From: Matej Sustic
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 1994 08:51

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In article <3bktdn$cr2@beta.qmw.ac.uk>, C.H.Liddiard <C.H.Liddiard@uk.ac.qmw> 
writes:
> 
> Provided of course that you don't happen to be on holiday when the first
> post arrives and haven't closed the door before the second post arrives.
> There is no safe way of doing this even posting directly to recognised
> sysadmins whose names have been provided for whoever is sending the
> advisory by the company or whomever because the mail (e-mail and s-mail)
> can still be intercepted. So you've got to take your chances and hope you
> get there before the exploiters.

No, wrong. This is the reason to use an encrypted email. PGP works nicely.
Every sysadmin that wants to receive scripts has to send an _official_
request from his or her company to 8lgm including his or her public key.
Every key may be checked by checking key's fingerprint over the phone.

It might seem complicated but it is safe.

Matej

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