hummingbird wrote:


>>
>>>>> There are reasons to fake headers to hide from public view what
>>>>> posting s/w he uses to deter stalkers,

~~~~~

>>>> Nonsense.
>>> That response from you sure is.
>>> I refer you to my previous comments.
>>
>> If you can tell me any logical connection between header faking and detering
>> stalkers... but well, you can't, since there is none.
>
> I never used the term "detering", you did.


Ouch! The word "deter" even appears in the quoting above...

> Suffice it for me to say that the contents of one's headers can be
> used by stalkers and troublemakers against you.


How so?

> It therefore makes
> some sense to prevent them from doing that. I realised that many
> years ago and took action to protect myself early on in Usenet.


So that's why your headers are defective, as well as your mail address in
the From header...

>> Obviously "Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138" is not a random string,
>> especially not if it's repeated among two postings.
>
> I meant that the other poster may insert a random news client string
> into his header each time he posts (or whenever he wants to) to help
> anonymise himself better.
>
> So today he might insert OE and tomorrow he might use Thunderbird.
> The day after tomorrow he might insert some other news client.
>
> Get the picture?


No. It leaves an obvious trace over the cause of one day.

Even further, drawing it from a limited set makes it pretty void.