On 3/21/07, Jennifer Oxelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The issue is I can send the 'who' email command with the admin password
> from /*any*/ email address (not even subscribed) and get the roster...
> is this right?   Wouldn't it be better if the 'who' command only worked
> for email addresses corresponding to list admins/moderators when the
> list roster is configured to be only available to these privileged
> users?  (Or am I being overly paranoid?)

Checking the email address would only add a sense of security, not any
real security. Email addresses are *easily* forged. Trivially forged,
even.

So, this might actually even be a bad thing, since it will give a
false sense of security while actually adding none.

-- 
- Patrick Bogen
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