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Message-ID: <qct8q0pi21bi4hoa9p64cr2ahcr2ie4e6a@4ax.com>
Date: 2004-11-24T11:54:07Z
From: Duncan Murdoch
Subject: Grumble ...
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.041124103635.Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk>

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:36:35 -0000 (GMT), (Ted Harding)
<Ted.Harding at nessie.mcc.ac.uk> wrote:

>Hi Folks,
>
>A Grumble ...
>
>The message I just sent to R-help about "The hidden costs of GPL ..."
>has evoked a "Challenge" response:
>
>  Hi,
>  You??ve just sent a message to diagnosticando at uol.com.br
>  In order to confirm the sent message, please click here

Here's a strategy that I hope subverts this irritating mechanism:
Every now and then I get a challenge about a message that I didn't
send, because someone (or some virus) forged me into the "From:"
address.  Those are the only ones I confirm.

Duncan Murdoch