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|    August Abolins to Carlos Navarro    |
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|    24 Mar 24 12:23:00    |
      MSGID: 1:153/757.21@fidonet 12bfb87f       REPLY: 2:341/234.1 65fe81cf       PID: OpenXP/5.0.58 (Win32)       CHRS: ASCII 1       TZUTC: -0400       Hello Carlos!               CN> They don't care. They can register again. It happens a lot        CN> on internet web forums.               CN> If Fidonet ever became popular again you would see a lot        CN> 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.              --         ../|ug              --- OpenXP 5.0.58        * Origin: Mobile? Join CHAT here: https://tinyurl.com/y5k7tsla (1:153/757.21)       SEEN-BY: 10/0 1 15/0 80/1 103/705 105/81 106/201 128/260 129/305 134/100       SEEN-BY: 135/225 153/0 143 148 149 757 802 7715 218/0 1 700 840 860       SEEN-BY: 218/870 940 221/1 6 226/30 227/114 229/110 112 113 307 317       SEEN-BY: 229/426 428 470 664 700 240/1120 280/464 282/1038 291/111       SEEN-BY: 301/1 113 812 320/219 322/757 335/364 341/66 234 396/45 460/58       SEEN-BY: 712/848 2320/105 5058/104 5075/35       PATH: 153/757 221/6 301/1 103/705 218/700 229/426           |
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