Re: SSA.gov to reopen PEBES reporting site

Rohit Khare (khare@mci.net)
Thu, 04 Sep 1997 11:34:33 -0400

At 12:53 AM 9/4/97 -0700, you wrote:
>The interesting bit is the phrase "registered e-mail account". One
wonders if the Social Security email account will become a 'reference
account' the way Social Security numbers have ben (mis-)used as a unique
identifier.

You do realize this doesn't mean foo@ssa.gov, just that you need some
account somewhere for the day or two window around your inquiry. They'd
just loop it to ernest@aple.com, but shouldn't assume that email addr will
ever work again.

Problems will arise when the emailloopback has something silly like "send
us your zip code" that can be spoofed.

Let's see the next round of fireworks, and watch the governemtn campaign
against strong crypto... RK

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