Subj : FSP-10xx-1: BBSID Kludge Specification
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : August Abolins
Date : Sat Dec 30 2023 06:47 pm

Hello Michiel van der Vlist!

MvdV> http://www.vlist.eu/fotos/henkweve.gif

MvdV> I merely meant to point out that having a kludge to facilitate
MvdV> displaying an image representing the author along with the message is
MvdV> not new. Indeed it differs from what you propose in that the GIF kludge
MvdV> directly gives the name of the file that contains the image.

Even a kludge that is implemented in this in-the-clear system
as FTN is, is fraught with security issues.  Anyone in the
chain of transfer can manipulate a message header kludge to
point something untowardly or inappropriate.




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