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Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 12 May 2000 17:45:21 +0200
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On 11 May 00, at 1:33, Muhammad Lamine Jassey-Conteh wrote:
> Dear Mr. Bojang:
> I was wondering whether this confirmation thing would work.  If their intent
> is to stop some writers from impersonating someone else, I suggest they use
> another strategy.  They can come up with a password request, instead of a
> simple "ok."
>
> An impersonator can type a simple "ok" from the same IP address.

You are wrong, the security issue is not just the simple "ok". The confirmation
message will be sent to the impersonated email address for confirmation and not
to the IP address.

>In the
> mean time, let us continue addressing issues in The Gambia.  Our
> responsibility is to provide satire and condemn dictator yahya jemus'
> nonsense.  Let us move forward for a better Gambia.

Thats right!

Momodou Camara
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