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    From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Fri Mar 22 09:45:00 2024
    Are all the other BBSes SynchronetBBS-based?

    I'd say, "Sysops unite and block that user."

    He/she/it switches names. I have a couple of them blocked.

    OTOH, I have most of my msg areas set up so that a new user should not be
    able to log on, create an account, and then be able to post. I used to not
    do that, thinking why would anyone go to the trouble to create an account,
    but then someone did.


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  • From August Abolins@1:153/757.21 to Mike Powell on Fri Mar 22 18:44:00 2024
    Hello Mike!

    He/she/it switches names. I have a couple of them blocked.

    OTOH, I have most of my msg areas set up so that a new
    user should not be able to log on, create an account, and
    then be able to post. I used to not do that, thinking why
    would anyone go to the trouble to create an account, but
    then someone did.

    I'm surprised that someone would even bother going through the
    manual registration and login process and dump stupid links
    like that into fidonet. It almost guarantees being blocked.
    So.. a short-lived agenda for the perp.

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  • From Carlos Navarro@2:341/234.1 to August Abolins on Sat Mar 23 08:16:28 2024
    22 Mar 2024 18:44, you wrote to Mike Powell:

    I'm surprised that someone would even bother going through the
    manual registration and login process and dump stupid links
    like that into fidonet. It almost guarantees being blocked.
    So.. a short-lived agenda for the perp.

    They don't care. They can register again. It happens a lot on internet web forums.

    If Fidonet ever became popular again you would see a lot of those...

    Carlos

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  • From August Abolins@1:153/757.21 to Carlos Navarro on Sun Mar 24 12:23:00 2024
    Hello Carlos!

    They don't care. They can register again. It happens a lot
    on internet web forums.

    If Fidonet ever became popular again you would see a lot
    of those...

    But a sysop has great power to delete/block a user at any time.
    The only issue might be if a bbs operates on auto-pilot for
    most of the time and the sysop doesn't check in. But even
    then, their uplink can block input from that bbs.

    Sure.. some nefarious posts/links might get through, but they
    would be shortlived in the ftn way of doing things.

    BTW, managing nefarious users is super easy in the Tg-BBS
    system. First, a user needs to "register" with the bot - it
    would be nearly impossible to automate the process. Next, it
    they post an unacceptable message, the user can be blocked/
    banned in one step. That user would be hard-pressed to try
    posting again - they would need to establish a new registration
    (ie. new SIM or phone number) with Tg in the first place.

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