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1997-01-20 - Re: Sandy and the Doc

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From: ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)
To: frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)
Message Hash: bedaa4c299455ef89b327aef64f21206eefd0b3dce2de44d0c963f6e31297ca5
Message ID: <199701200101.TAA05711@manifold.algebra.com>
Reply To: <v03007809af0844db02a5@[204.31.235.152]>
UTC Datetime: 1997-01-20 01:06:54 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 17:06:54 -0800 (PST)

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From: ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 17:06:54 -0800 (PST)
To: frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)
Subject: Re: Sandy and the Doc
In-Reply-To: <v03007809af0844db02a5@[204.31.235.152]>
Message-ID: <199701200101.TAA05711@manifold.algebra.com>
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Bill Frantz wrote:
> 
> 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.

That is correct, although only a very small fraction of mail is lost.

If a pattern would appear, however, that would be a strong argument.

	- Igor.

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