> Yes, I have had people ask me to do that.  One of my hosting customers
> is an online magazine and the editor is pretty net savvy.  She figured out
> in less than an hour that she  could spoof the moderator...

One more question, though.-
It IS true that at this point you can only password a moderator only list,
right?
Nobody has said they were entirely certain of that, and as a mere host
administrator I can't check for myself.

Thanks,

Gary Mauer

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----- Original Message -----
From: Vaughn Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] List Server Hack


> Yes, I have had people ask me to do that.  One of my hosting customers is
an
> online magazine and the editor is pretty net savvy.  She figured out in
less
> than an hour that she  could spoof the moderator...  I sent out a warning
to
> the other host admins about this caveat and they all wanted their lists
> password protected too...  So some of the administrative burden is self
> induced, but I figure I would rather give my customers that kind of
> information than to have them get it from experience.
>
> -V
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gary Mauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 6:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] List Server Hack
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > but the password option is still not available remotely.
> > > I would like to have that added so that I could
> > > stop doing that for remote folks, but...
> >
> > So you're saying that you've had several people who've had to resort to
> > asking you to "password" their moderator only lists?
> > Is that because someone spoofed the moderator's email address (lingo?) -
> in
> > order to get something past the moderator?
> >
> > Gary Mauer
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Host/Moderator of the Window Cleaning Network
> >   - Your People, Product and Information Site -
> >        http://www.window-cleaning-net.com/
> >
> >        Email Groups - 800 Networking Links
> >     8 Bulletin Board and 21 Trade Show Links
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Vaughn Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 3:43 PM
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] List Server Hack
> >
> >
> > > If the admin sets you up as a list administrator you could then create
> > and
> > > fool around with lists and list parameters, but the password option is
> > still
> > > not available remotely.  I would like to have that added so that I
could
> > > stop doing that for remote folks, but maybe since nobody has really
> asked
> > > for it yet it won't happen soon.
> > >
> > >
> > > IMAIL guys maybe a wish item for the future???
> > >
> > > -V
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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