[ On Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 16:08:22 (+0100), Spicer, Kevin wrote: ]
> Subject: RE: hi
>
> One possibility is to allow anonymous users to post through a web
> page, but only list members to post via email.  If a non-member
> attempts to post via email they should recieve a polite bounce
> referring them to the website.

Web front-ends to allow sending of e-mail via http are a growing
problem, not just because lots of spamware now is programmed to abuse
them, but also for other issues.  You can't trust the origins of any
e-mail received from such a gateway.

However your suggestion is not without merit.  Perhaps if the bounce
included a one-time (or short-lived) password for the HTTP/SMTP
gateway....


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