s1018954@aix2.uottawa.ca wrote:

On Wed, 18 Oct 1995, t byfield wrote:

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At 9:42 AM 10/18/95, Hal wrote:

Of course. The problem is that protocols as implemented permit header-forging: it's a practical fact of the net, and one that maybe shouldn't be overlooked on (basically vague) 'moral' grounds, any more than

The courts can't overlook it either. There goes liability. If I posted pirated software from this account, according to what you're saying, I could claim a forgery and show reasonable doubt.

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