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Re: MLM subaddress requirement

1997-08-07 11:21:29
It's not reasonable to use *any* return-path or header that's visible,
as a password to access sensitive information.  

People protect this mechanism with strong authentication---e.g., PGP.

There's nothing wrong with refining that heuristic to allow posting
from xxx(_at_)yyy(_dot_)zzz if the subscriber address is 
xxx+foo(_at_)yyy(_dot_)zzz(_dot_)

It breaks existing PGP-protected mailing lists, turning good security
into nonexistent security.

---Dan
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