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1996-12-31 - Re: Hardening lists against spam attacks

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From: Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>
To: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
Message Hash: c58ade7a76516b2a204a8080f2178a7c52d97578439998844f8145cc715c6a42
Message ID: <32C94D58.3CBB@gte.net>
Reply To: <v03007803aeee6643cfe0@[206.217.121.121]>
UTC Datetime: 1996-12-31 17:31:59 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 09:31:59 -0800 (PST)

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From: Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 09:31:59 -0800 (PST)
To: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Hardening lists against spam attacks
In-Reply-To: <v03007803aeee6643cfe0@[206.217.121.121]>
Message-ID: <32C94D58.3CBB@gte.net>
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Bill Frantz wrote:
> The Christmas attack against this list shows the need to develop lists
> which are resistant to attacks.  If cyberspace is to become the town square
> of the next century, we need to be able to discourage brown shirts attacks
> on political gatherings.  If lists are to be a major part of the political
> life of the community, then they must be resistant to attacks from
> knowledgeable, well financed attackers, not just the shits who were the
> most recent perps.

[snip]

> All messages sent to the list must be encrypted with the list's public key.

So in order to post here, I hafta install and run PGP?  Well, people
were looking for the perfect formula to deny service to guys like me,
and guess what?  You found it!  I will *not* install and run PGP.

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