On Aug 20, 2016 08:13am, Timothy Richardson wrote to Moderator:   
      
   Tim,   
      
    TR> GEEZ!! This echo is deader'n Kelsey's nuts!   
      
    TR> Tell ya what; I'll post in here....you come smokin' out all pissed off   
    TR> and remonstratin' with me....maybe it'll scare up some traffic in here!   
      
      
   Thank you for pointing out a few security holes I had in my system.  There are   
   many echos on fidonet that may (or may not as you pointed about p'ing someone   
   off) appreciate your interjection of a little humor (I hope you were   
   attempting humor) in them.  Unfortunately this is one area I do actively   
   monitor, just in case, because I am a moderator.   
      
   Again this BLIND sysop (who's vision is improving daily) has had to fix a   
   security hole here.  You may gladly look, but I have to honor the section   
   which you so kindly quoted back to me, below.   
      
    -> Permission will be granted to recognized moderators of Fidonet echomail   
   -> conferences who are not themselves the operator of a system listed in   
    -> the Fidonet nodelist.   
      
   Since you are not a nodelisted sysop and I'm not aware of you moderating any   
   conferences I have to remove the write access on your security level per the   
   instructions below.   
      
    ->  The conference may be made available as read only to all other points   
    ->  and users.   
      
   If you are an echolisted moderator and need access to this echo please follow   
   these instructoins to get access.   
      
    -> Moderators who are not Fidonet system operators may send email to   
    -> mark.lewis@ftn.wpusa.dynip.com with a subject line indicating that the   
    -> message is requesting write privileges in this conference. Parties   
    -> requesting access via email must state which listed Fidonet system they   
    -> will be using to post in the conference, or a point address derived   
    -> from a listed Fidonet system. When permission to post is approved it   
    -> will be posted in the echo, and routed netmail sent to the sysop   
    -> hosting the requester. IF an individual requesting posting privileges   
    -> is not known to the moderator his/her request will be conveyed to the   
    -> echo for the purpose of seeking additional information from echo   
    -> participants.   
      
   Mark is a very honorable person, regardless of past opinions and history I   
   know he will abide by his rules above.   
      
   And as I consider you a friend, and have gone to bat for you several times in   
   the past few months please remember that the statement below applies to   
   everywhere on fidonet.   
      
     "Sysops are responsible for any/all traffic that leaves their system."   
      
   That means I catch the flack first not you... and ultimately I can have my   
   node number excommunicated if things get too crazy.  I do hope you regard me   
   as a friend and understand.  Please be mindful about going into echos to stir   
   up trouble and rememer -I- went to bat for you... I'm sure Marc and many   
   others will attest to this as well.   
      
   Thanks   
      
   Allen   
      
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