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From: Tommy_Ericson_QZ_@QZCOM.MAILNET
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Subject: Re:  user-editable mail headers
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Date: Wed, 29-Aug-84 21:47:00 EDT
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   (Text 66788) 84-08-22  11.39  GDS @ MIT-XX.ARPA
   %Original date: Tue 21 Aug 84 19:59:48-EDT.
   %FROM: Gregbo
   %In-reply-to: Message from "Stephen Wolff <steve@BRL-BMD.ARPA>"
                 of Sat 18 Aug 84 22:12:45-EDT
   %SMTP sender: @MIT-MULTICS.ARPA,@MIT-MC:GDS@MIT-XX.ARPA

   I often use my nickname (gregbo) in the From: field and use my real
   name in the Sender: field.  It's not to be fraudulent, just to have a
   little fun.

In our COM computer conferencing system we want to retain as
much security and stringency as possible. Therefore we select
the sender name from the SMTP-sender field but adds a different
>From field right into the text just for user information.
I.E. with reliable (in some measure) mail agents consistency
is retained as far as possible.

Nicknames: we don't have'm. But we allow sort of fuzzy matching:
"t er q", "ericson qz" and "zeke" (just for fun) are valid local
parts.

To MRC: Yes, TOPS-20 does not allow user programs to get "temporary"
privs. But it is rather easy to install a monitor call that will
allow a certain program to access a certain file safe, we have
done this to ensure that only THE (execute-only) program may
access the message data base.