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Also known as: poster name, From alias
The name and address in the From header of a binary post, usually invented rather than tied to any real account. Aliases let related posts be grouped and let a poster build a recognizable identity, and some indexers allow searching or filtering by them. Nothing verifies the field, so the same alias can be used by anyone, and obfuscated posts often randomize it.
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