ietf-nntp BCP for RFC977 server/RFC1036 interaction

[Thomas 'Mike' Michlmayr]

On Dec 18, evanc at synapse.net (Evan Champion) wrote:
[...]
> > If I bang-on the IP address of the client then this is not necessary,
> > in fact it is unduly restrictive.
> 
> I still don't understand why anyone would want to forge the path to make
> sure an article doesn't get to a particular site.  

I know of several people whose signatures have a disclaimer daying that the
Microsoft Network is not allowed to store/use/... their articles. most of
them just want to have a sig that makes them look good in the eyes of their
friends, but some mean it. these are the ones that bang the names of
microsofts newsservers on their path. if that's their choice, it's a valid
reason IMHO, but i don't want to give them IHAVE permissions just for that.

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Thomas 'Mike' Michlmayr can not assert the truth of all statements in 
this article and still be consistent. <mike at cosy.sbg.ac.at>