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1997-12-01 - Re: Pasting in From:

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From: Anonymous <anon@anon.efga.org>
To: remailer-operators@anon.lcs.mit.edu
Message Hash: b8b0904582c5b926ba630b7e93cd6dad31ae63ab82b85e80788756db30723a28
Message ID: <35071a4de8a2c6f6cf77914c7747760d@anonymous.poster>
Reply To: <Pine.LNX.3.94.971130135656.6085F-100000@neptune.chem.uga.edu>
UTC Datetime: 1997-12-01 05:03:05 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 13:03:05 +0800

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From: Anonymous <anon@anon.efga.org>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 13:03:05 +0800
To: remailer-operators@anon.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: Re: Pasting in From:
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.94.971130135656.6085F-100000@neptune.chem.uga.edu>
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nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous) wrote:

> > From: Andy Dustman <andy@neptune.chem.uga.edu>
> > Newsgroups: alt.privacy.anon-server
> > Subject: Pasting in From:
> > Date: Sunday, November 30, 1997 8:03 PM
> 
> [ ... ]
>  
> > So, I propose a compromise: What if I enable pasting of From:, but if a
> > From: header is pasted in, a short disclaimer is added to the beginning
> of
> > the body of the message. Would that mess anyone up? I think this would be
> > sufficient to avoid most problems with "forging".
> 
> What are the advantages of pasting a From: above pasting a Reply-To: ?

For one thing, many newsreaders list messages by From:  and Subject:
line.  By putting in a distinctive From: line, your posts will be
identifiable without readers having to download and read each message
body.

By pasting in a From: header, an anonymous poster can thus make his
posts recognizeable.  Pasting in a Reply-To doesn't accomplish the
same thing.  In essence, pasting enables one to adopt a
non-replyable pseudonym.  Why burden the 'nym servers if the poster
doesn't want e-mail replies to his posts?

The alternative suggestion of posting from a replyable 'nym address
does not really address the issue.  If one wants to post with a
From: address of "santaclaus@northpole.gov", why should a remailer
make that any more difficult than doing it from a non-anonymous ISP?
(If "jolly ol' St. Nick" is worried about his e-mail address being
forged, he can always request source blocking.)

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