Re: [RPRWG] [Fwd: [802SEC] +++ SEC Rules Change Letter Ballot +++Ballot on WG electronic voting]
Mike,
It's fairly easy to spoof mail from any address (real or otherwise). But, 1)
I doubt we really need to worry about this, and 2) the receiver of the votes
could very easily send a mail message back to the purported sender telling
them what was received from them (thereby confirming their vote or alerting
them that someone is spoofing their address).
jl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Takefman" <tak@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Harry Peng" <hpeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "dot17" <stds-802-17@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [RPRWG] [Fwd: [802SEC] +++ SEC Rules Change Letter Ballot
+++Ballot on WG electronic voting]
>
> Harry,
>
> great questions, wish I had the answer. The SEC email ballots are
> sent to stds-802-sec. Similarly the assumption is that people
> who have voting rights will have their correct email on the
> reflector list.
>
> With regard to the members list, I will upload a new one in a
> few weeks that will include new and deleted members.
>
> The only authentication is that the email comes back from the right
> person. Do you know how to spoof the email programs, i.e. is this a
> major concern.
>
> mike
>
> > Harry Peng wrote:
> >
> > Mike:
> >
> > How is the letter ballot sent electronically to the Working group
member?
> > i.e to which email account for those who has many and
> > how it is authenticated?
> >
> > There must exist an official WG member list?
> > I notice that the member's list in the members area
> >
> > List of 802.17 Members
> >
> > is out of date. Is this the official WG member list?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Harry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Takefman [mailto:tak@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 12:30 PM
> > To: dot17
> > Subject: [RPRWG] [Fwd: [802SEC] +++ SEC Rules Change Letter Ballot +++
> > Ballot on WG electronic voting]
> >
> > Dear RPRWGers,
> >
> > here is a rule change going through the SEC - if anyone has comments
please
> > send them to the reflector. Otherwise I will vote my conscience, which
at
> > this point would be Approve.
> >
> > mike
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: [802SEC] +++ SEC Rules Change Letter Ballot +++ Ballot on WG
electronic voting
> > Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:52:04 -0500
> > From: "Paul Nikolich" <Paul.nikolich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reply-To: <p.nikolich@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: "'IEEE802'" <stds-802-sec@xxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Dear SEC members,
> >
> > Attached you will find the text for the SEC rules change letter ballot
on WG
> > Electronic Voting.
> >
> > Scope: To permit voting by electronic means at the working group level.
> >
> > Purpose: To facilitate the WG consensus process.
> >
> > The ballot opens March 18, 2002 and closes June 8, 2002 12 midnight EDT
> > (remember if you do not vote or abstain it is equivalent to a DISAPPROVE
> > vote). Buzz, please ensure this gets sent to the 802-wide email list as
> > well. WG chairs, please invite your WG members to comment through you.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > --Paul Nikolich
> >
> > Chair, IEEE802 LAN/MAN Standards Project
> > email: p.nikolich@xxxxxxxx
> > cell: 857.205.0050
> > mail: 18 Bishops Lane, Lynnfield, MA 01940
>
> --
> Michael Takefman tak@xxxxxxxxx
> Manager of Engineering, Cisco Systems
> Chair IEEE 802.17 Stds WG
> 2000 Innovation Dr, Ottawa, Canada, K2K 3E8
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