Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 09:40:01 06/07/99
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On June 07, 1999 at 10:25:51, Shep wrote: >On June 07, 1999 at 00:24:45, Harald Faber wrote: > >>I will make big efforts to no longer allow anonymous e-mail accounts here for a >>new period. Also for existing accounts via hotmail etc. >> >>Only exception: if someone with this account wants to stay, he has to prove his >>identity. > >I see a practical problem here: how are you going to determine which accounts >are "anonymous". I mean, we all know the big providers like Hotmail, Yahoo, >Netscape or GMX. But I bet there are a whole bunch of others floating around >that we never heard of and which would be a truckload of work to investigate. >(So your tiny "etc." above may actually be a very long list.) >Or will you take the painful task of checking the account nature of any new >signup? If someone comes along as "johndoe@sukiyaki.jp", are you going to check >if this is a qualified company address or an anonymous provider? Actually it is probably Steve and Tim who end up getting to do it. Personally I would like every account validated, if it could be done by simply waving my hands. I think in practice we would end up with a lot less accounts because people would be willing to do less just in order to post, that Steve and Tim would balk at the work, and in any case anyone who is truly evil would find a way to circumvent the whole thing. bruce
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