Re: Attack on Usenet - missing news.answers
Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond (o.crepin-leblond@ic.ac.uk)
Wed, 30 Oct 1996 14:57:18 +0000
> Don't most sites verify where control messages like that come from? I
> don't remember whether it's an Approval: header of the From: header,
> but we certainly don't accept rmgroups from just any kook out there.
Yes, they spoofed the whole thing. A lot of sites run on auto-admin-like
setups, so the group has disappeared (along with some others) all around
the place...
O.
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