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Re: Secure netnews

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From: Tom Limoncelli
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 23:14
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In <f2@drew.drew.edu> tlimonce@drew.drew.edu (Tom Limoncelli) writes:

> Such posts are always followed by someone talking about how it
> can't be done without breaking all old systems.

This is always followed by someone who really believes that they've
figured out a way to do it.

Tom
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sdl!tal
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sdl!tal
From: limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli)
Subject: Re: Secure netnews
Message-ID: <f3@pilot.njin.net>
Summary: Oh nothing important.  I just have this Perl script that I use to generate this stream of posts whenever someone posts the silly suggestion that netnews could be made secure.
Keywords: silly automated
Sender: tal@Warren.MENTORG.COM (Tom Limoncelli)
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References: <f2@drew.drew.edu> <f1@Warren.MENTORG.COM> <9208182108.AA09132@news.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 23:14:28 GMT
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