Re: UseNet Gateway Design

Richard A. Soderberg (richards@digital.dnsi.net)
Thu, 29 May 1997 17:17:13 -0700


One could even go so far as to find some little encryption algorithm (like
blowfish?) to encrypt the email address into one little ascii phrase, and
tack it on to -linux-test... no way to decode it without the key, spammers
are screwed over, etc etc etc...

Richard

> Hmm would it be too hard to:
>
> a. leave the full name in
> b. change the email address to
> [base64 real email address encoded]-linux-test@news.fuller.edu
>
> If an email then comes to that address, and it's a Reply: to an
> earlier message (check References: and/or Re: in subject line) forward
> the email to the real sender. Otherwise it's spam.
>
> I'm considering doing this for my own usenet messages.
>
> Mike.
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