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From: pokey@well.UUCP (Jef Poskanzer)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: alt.sources archiving
Message-ID: <11102@well.UUCP>
Date: 26 Mar 89 06:29:57 GMT
References: <599@mcl.UUCP>
Reply-To: Jef Poskanzer <jef@helios.ee.lbl.gov>
Organization: Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric, Ada Lovelace Cabal
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In the referenced message, stacy@mcl.UUCP (Stacy L. Millions) wrote:
}                         We live in an imperfect world, usenet is
}inperfect as well (but atleast it is better than _reality_ :-), so
}why not do some error checking instead of "assume[ing] that all the
}moderators always check whether a name has been used before assigning it"

But I don't rely on such an assumption.  That was my whole point, haven't
you been listening?  You can check for name collisions, or you can ignore
the Archive-name: junk altogether, but either way there *is* a security
issue.  Deal with it one way, or deal with it the other way, but don't
ignore it or "fail to see" it.
---
Jef

            Jef Poskanzer   jef@helios.ee.lbl.gov   ...well!pokey
             "The white zone is for loading and unloading only."