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From: szabo%sequent.uucp@RELAY.CS.NET (Nick Szabo)
Newsgroups: comp.society
Subject: Re: Using news for internal communications
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Date: 14 Dec 90 01:20:21 GMT
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Thanks everybody for the comments.

Several have pointed out the lack of security in news.  IMHO this may be
a feature, not a bug.  E-mail aliases are automatically secret:  users
must request explicit access, even though for most information security
beyond the scope of "employee or not" is not necessary and can be
harmful to the flow of information.  Too many different mail aliases or
access lists become unweildy and could lead to the splintering of the
organization into fiefdoms.  This last is just conjecture.  Has anybody
had a long enough experience with e-mail to see such things happen?
Could using news instead of e-mail aliases prevent this?

Nick Szabo