On Tue, 31 Dec 1996, Dale Thorn wrote:
Bill Frantz wrote:
The Christmas attack against this list shows the need to develop lists which are resistant to attacks. If cyberspace is to become the town square of the next century, we need to be able to discourage brown shirts attacks on political gatherings. If lists are to be a major part of the political life of the community, then they must be resistant to attacks from knowledgeable, well financed attackers, not just the shits who were the most recent perps.
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All messages sent to the list must be encrypted with the list's public key.
So in order to post here, I hafta install and run PGP? Well, people were looking for the perfect formula to deny service to guys like me, and guess what? You found it! I will *not* install and run PGP.
I agree with Dale here...requiring PGP in order to post would probably deter low-level, idiot spammers, but it would also keep those people off the list who, for one reason or another, don't like/want/use PGP. Also, what about people who post to and read the list from someplace other than their home computer, like school or work? I have access to this account from my college, but I'm sure not going to leave my keys lying around my account just so I can post to a mailing list. Zach Babayco zachb@netcom.com <-------finger for PGP public key If you need to know how to set up a mail filter or defend against emailbombs, send me a message with the words "get helpfile" (without the " marks) in the SUBJECT: header, *NOT THE BODY OF THE MESSAGE!* I have several useful FAQs and documents available.