From: Bill Davidsen (davidsen@prodigy.com)
Date: Wed Mar 01 2000 - 14:35:32 CST
John Stanley <stanley@peak.org> noted:
> Brad asks:
>
> "Why should they not try, if it is their wish to do so?"
>
> Because they cannot do it. Pretend you are the injecting agent at Deja.
> I've posted an article with the From: address "stanley@peak.org". Am I
> authorized to use that address? I next post with the address
> "stanley@argus.oce.orst.edu". Am I authorized to use that address?
The point is that while you can't be sure an address is valid, you can
be sure in some cases that it is invalid. See my previously offered
wording, it does not require you to validate, but if you determine an
address is invalid it does require you to reject on the injection
server.
-- -bill davidsen (davidsen@prodigy.com) "The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the last possible moment - but no longer" -me