Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 08:17:17 +0200 (EET)
From: Petri Helenius <pete@sms.fi>
To: Doug Kwan ~{9XUq5B~} <ctkwan@cs.hku.hk>
Cc: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca>, security@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: mail bomb!
Message-ID: <199612160617.IAA03360@silver.sms.fi>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.961216104517.24119A-100000@champion>
References: <199612151550.HAA14407@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca> <Pine.SUN.3.91.961216104517.24119A-100000@champion>
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Doug Kwan ~{9XUq5B~} writes:
> Hi,
>
> Unfortunately, that jerk uses fake e-mail address. He sent mail
> in our support account's name. We cannot filter mails from our
> support account.
>
Have you ever considered using PGP signatures to verify the
authtenticity of your postings. If the neccessity of verifying the
signature would be informed at signup time, it would be the 'user's
fault' if he/she would believe the message without verifying it.
Pete
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