[PHP] Checking mail origin?

2002-01-08 Thread Bogdan Stancescu
Hi all! I'm working on a free software package due to be launched on freshmeat some time soon (next month most probably). The program is a project development environment, somewhat similar to phpGroupWare but, I like to think, better and with less bugs. Due to the nature of the project I need

Re: [PHP] Checking mail origin?

2002-01-08 Thread Bogdan Stancescu
Billy Harvey wrote: Bogdan, a technique I've used in the past may work for you. When someone wants to upload something, I have them request a cookie by sending a blank email to a specific address. This automatically generated cookie is good for some limited time (whatever works for you),

Re: [PHP] Checking mail origin?

2002-01-08 Thread Tom Rogers
Hi You could get all your users to add an encrypted signature to their emails and check that on recieipt. Tom At 11:35 AM 9/01/02, Bogdan Stancescu wrote: Hi all! I'm working on a free software package due to be launched on freshmeat some time soon (next month most probably). The program is a

Re: [PHP] Checking mail origin?

2002-01-08 Thread Miles Thompson
Bogdan, Penny just dropped with what Tom suggested. REad up on how Debian does it, use the web of trust approach. Miles At 12:52 PM 1/9/2002 +1000, Tom Rogers wrote: Hi You could get all your users to add an encrypted signature to their emails and check that on recieipt. Tom At 11:35 AM

Re: [PHP] Checking mail origin?

2002-01-08 Thread Bogdan Stancescu
Thanks for all the suggestions! I found something which suits me just fine based on your ideas - wanted to share it. The system separates most of the elements in the database (including the e-mails) based on project. That means that the users are notified when a project is created and given a