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1997-01-19 - Re: Sandy and the Doc

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From: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 9892039cfa42ce60e323a45ef689520bbd2bb35a2c3d8d470b652f269b8cb2df
Message ID: <v03007809af0844db02a5@[204.31.235.152]>
Reply To: <32E1BBD9.6A0C@gte.net>
UTC Datetime: 1997-01-19 21:44:45 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 13:44:45 -0800 (PST)

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From: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 13:44:45 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Sandy and the Doc
In-Reply-To: <32E1BBD9.6A0C@gte.net>
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At 12:16 AM -0800 1/19/97, Igor Chudov @ home wrote:
>If you trust me, or someone else, like Prof. Dave Hayes, here's what
>we can do: I establish a sendmail alias cypherpunks@algebra.com that
>expands to, say, your address and also cypherpunks@toad.com.
>
>...
>
>If you indeed notice an impropriety, the digitally signed receipts
>will be your proof that articles were submitted. As long as the
>other readers trust me (or Dave Hayes, or whoever volunteers), you
>will have a strong case even without relying on freudian slips.

I hope if such a system is set up, people who use it will realize that
email is not 100% reliable.  Just because algebra.com sent mail to
toad.com, doesn't mean that toad.com actually received it.  A small
fraction of a percent of these messages will be lost.


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