ANU News Patch
Patch ID: 920314_newscontrol.c!bailey@genetics.upenn.edu
Date: 14-Mar-1993
Author: Charles Bailey  bailey@genetics.upenn.edu
News Version: 6.1beta6
News Files: NewsControl.C
Description: Bounces all control messages with !redpoll!ARMM in the Path:
header, since this has been the source of a number of forged cancel messages.
Based on a suggestion by Frederick Roeber (roeber@vaxcrna.cern.ch).
*** newscontrol.c
--- newscontrol_new.c
**************
*** 53,55
  **
  **--
  **/
--- 53,59 -----
+ **	V6.1b6	14-Mar-1993  Charles Bailey  bailey@genetics.upenn.edu
+ **	 - Added hack to bounce control messages from !redpoll!ARMM,
+ **	   due to an epidemic of forged cancels
+ **	   Based on suggestion by Frederick Roeber (roeber@vaxcrna.cern.ch)
  **
  **--
  **/
**************
*** 734,739
    int switches;
  {
    char *id, *ide, control[132], net_sender[132], *mail_sender;
  
    mail_sender = argv[SENDER];
    if (!mail_sender || !*mail_sender) mail_sender = argv[FROM];
--- 737,746 -----
    int switches;
  {
    char *id, *ide, control[132], net_sender[132], *mail_sender;
+ 
+  /* Hack for forged cancels from !redpoll!ARMM */
+  if (strstr(argv[PATH],"!redpoll!ARMM")) 
+     return(NONAPPROVEDCONTROL);
  
    mail_sender = argv[SENDER];
    if (!mail_sender || !*mail_sender) mail_sender = argv[FROM];
*** patchlist.h;-1
--- patchlist.h
**************
*** 1,1
  =+=+= End =+=+=
--- 1,2 -----
+ 920314_newscontrol.c!bailey@genetics.upenn.edu
  =+=+= End =+=+=