Am Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:08:44 +0000 schrieb SciFi: > I do understand the concerns about privacy when giving details in any > post (not just/only header lines). > > Normally, I (must) remind myself to review the "More Headers" tab and to > turn on/off one or both boxes at the bottom-left there (as the situation > requires) > before posting. > > But this is a pan-devel group/list, > and I do know the information is needed during these kinds of > discussions. ;) > > BTW, I'm also fully aware that, > even tho I'm using Gmane's SSL path, > my rough location is always given in the headers it inserts > automatically. > I believe TOR etc. would be a (rare) way to control (lie about) such > info. ;) > So, I suppose I will try using TOR etc. > if this turns me into a true paranoid. ;D But this kind of info should > not happen on "normal" NNTP servers such as GN and AW. > > FWIW, relating to my earlier long posts about uploading binary files, > I have modified the yencee script to add-in many (specific) headers > usually of the form: > "X-whatever: string" > primarily intending to direct the downloaders to further info on the > attached files. > Such as: > - saying to read the nfo file for > instructions on how to process the split files, > - the password needed > (if truly paranoid about the data), > - and other such useful items > and silly things to boot. ;) > (I'm hoping the main author of yencee > will see my email about this enhancement to his project. I have tested > it on GN, > and the tests do seem to propagate thru the worldwide Usenet okay.) > As for Pan, tho, we already have a "Custom Headers:" area directly on > the "More Headers" tab, > and also a similar area on the "Posting Profile" panel. > I believe the judgefudge repo already will include those extra header > lines during the binary postings from the "File Queue" > (obeying the un/checked boxes on the > "More Headers" tab). > Correct? > (I've still not test it yet.) > As things go, you'd really wonder why almost every Usenet user does not > think to look at the headers for such extra info. > :)
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