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In article <Bv9BDL.2sr@sneaky.lonestar.org>, gordon@sneaky.lonestar.org (Gordon Burditt) writes:
>> It seems to me that there are only two really different schemes
>> on the list:  Telephone Verification, and all the rest.  What the
>
>Telephone verification doesn't work too well for *SOMEONE YOU MET
>ON USENET*.  

It can if you use a little common sense.  Carry on a conversation with the
person.  If you met on alt.beer, talk about beer until you're convinced it's
the same person.  This does not eliminate spoofing completely -- the
CIA/whatever could assign a beer expert to the fake phone number; but it
makes it a lot more difficult.

Keith Lewis             klewis@mitre.org          "Mr. Cheap"
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