On Tuesday 28 August 2018 10:22:34 Dan Purgert wrote: > Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Tuesday 28 August 2018 09:03:05 Mark Rousell wrote: > >> On 28/08/2018 12:42, Michael Stone wrote: > >> > Yes and no. NNTP is inherently open to abuse because it wasn't > >> > designed with mechanisms to account for the cost of a > >> > transaction. (This is true of all the early internet protocols, > >> > not just NNTP, which is why we have, e.g., such a spam problem on > >> > SMTP.) > >> > >> Isn't this true of, say, HTTP too? > > > > [...] I had a long talk with > > him just last week about how they are doing this new protocol where > > they A: don't bother to verify me when I get redirected to their > > servers for a one time code pad number to verify the authorization > > of my purchase. > > him who? your bank? yes, the IT guy=him.
-- Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
