Re: Sandy and the Doc

[ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)]

Bill Frantz wrote:
> 
> At 12:16 AM -0800 1/19/97, Igor Chudov @ home wrote:
> >If you trust me, or someone else, like Prof. Dave Hayes, here's what
> >we can do: I establish a sendmail alias cypherpunks@algebra.com that
> >expands to, say, your address and also cypherpunks@toad.com.
> >
> >...
> >
> >If you indeed notice an impropriety, the digitally signed receipts
> >will be your proof that articles were submitted. As long as the
> >other readers trust me (or Dave Hayes, or whoever volunteers), you
> >will have a strong case even without relying on freudian slips.
> 
> I hope if such a system is set up, people who use it will realize that
> email is not 100% reliable.  Just because algebra.com sent mail to
> toad.com, doesn't mean that toad.com actually received it.  A small
> fraction of a percent of these messages will be lost.

That is correct, although only a very small fraction of mail is lost.

If a pattern would appear, however, that would be a strong argument.

	- Igor.