Re: Mail spoofing

Art Wolinsky (awolinsk@wnet.org)
Fri, 12 Apr 1996 13:09:03 EDT

By using log files you may be able to find out, but I haven't had to do that
with mail, becasue we use FirstClass mail which prevents spoofing. I use log
files in conjunction with cache files to pick up on inappropriate activity on
the web. Once caught the student is handled appropriately. In most cases
it has been a three day suspension and loss of Internet access.

Art Wolinsky
awolinsk@wnet.org

Alice Smithson (asmithso@eagle.esd189.wednet.edu) wrote:
> My question is how would they be caught? If a student knows how to do
> this, won't they also know that they probably will not get caught? Isn't
> that asking them to break the rules? I mean if I drive over the speed
> limit, I know that a percentage of the time I will get caught. Is this
> true in this situation?

On Sun, 7 Apr 1996, Shelley Nathan May <snathan@cite502.coe.uh.edu> wrote:
> I can't think of any way to prevent mail spoofing other than policy.
> Somehow you will have to get across to the kids that this practice is under
> no circumstances acceptable and they will lose their computer privilieges
> for such behavior.