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Re: WARNING: AOL is hosed (again)

  • From: Phillip Vandry
  • Date: Fri Oct 16 16:59:18 1998 
> > If yes to my second question, then the tracking numbers either need to be
> > made much longer and randomized or a one time pass phrase (session key) 
> > needs to be added to the acknowlegement form. 
> 
> You can actually set a domain name so that it cannot be changed, by
> any template, by any modification, correct guardian or NOT.

Sounds like a nonreversible setting to me. What if you need to change it?

Anyway, I think that by default, the update goes through automatically,
a positive acknoledgement is ignored (default behaviour) and a negative
acknowledgement is honored. (Which means AOL should have been able to
stop it).

Then there is the setting where the update will not go through by default,
and a positive acknowledgement is required.

As to whether it all works as advertized (and PGP auth too?), who knows?

-Phil