Re: Secure netnews

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From: Tom Limoncelli
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 23:15

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In <f6@pilot.njin.net> limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli) writes:

> Of course, that just means that forgers will only need to be a bit
> more careful when crafting their forgeries for them to work.  After
> a few iteration of attempts, they'll have perfected their technique.

At that time, someone will suggest that netnews be reimplemented
from the ground up with security and authenticity as prime
concerns.

Tom
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sdl!tal
From: tal@Warren.MENTORG.COM (Tom Limoncelli)
Subject: Re: Secure netnews
Message-ID: <f7@Warren.MENTORG.COM>
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)
Organization: Mentor Graphics - IC Group
References: <f6@pilot.njin.net> <f5@drew.drew.edu> <f4@Warren.MENTORG.COM> <f3@pilot.njin.net> <f2@drew.drew.edu> <f1@Warren.MENTORG.COM> <9208182108.AA09132@news.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 23:15:09 GMT
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