From: Berzerk <berzerk@xmission.xmission.com>
To: wcs@anchor.ho.att.com
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Reply To: <9407282035.AA21873@anchor.ho.att.com>
UTC Datetime: 1994-07-28 22:55:38 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 28 Jul 94 15:55:38 PDT
From: Berzerk <berzerk@xmission.xmission.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 94 15:55:38 PDT
To: wcs@anchor.ho.att.com
Subject: Re: (fwd) Possible compromise of anon.penet.fi
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On Thu, 28 Jul 1994 wcs@anchor.ho.att.com wrote:
> It's an interesting weakness, and at least as serious as the
> naXXXXX / anXXXXX problem that reveals your identity if you send
> email to another anonym.
>
All you need to do is add a feature to cancel the account or id. Then,
if you recieve a ping from a sent message(like I just did) you will be
able to cancel the anon name, and get a new one to set the passwd on.
Berzerk
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