Subject: BBS security (was Freenet anyone?)   
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     Re: BBS security (was Freenet anyone?)   
     By: Voxigo to echicken on Thu Feb 04 2010 03:06:57   
      
    > Actually, I'm glad they don't fetch much attention. Part of   
      
   Me too!  Although some days I wish there was a little more activity . . .   
      
    > subject line, is the question of BBS security. I am very   
    > surprised at how many BBSs require enough information to   
    > get a credit card in your name, even just to find out what   
    > they have to offer. Some of that, such as phone number,   
      
   I find that most BBSes don't ask me for any more information than what would be   
   required of me to sign up for an email address, but it does depend on who you   
   call.  I typically hang up on ones that ask for too much or fabricate it all.   
      
    > oppertunity. Except, like you say, there are only five   
    > of us, and I'm probably the only old fart here. Probably   
    > not a lot of phishing bait among the other four either.   
      
   I actually suspect that the young guys are outnumbered by old farts in this   
   world, but I don't know if we've ever taken a census.  Maybe we could ask some   
   sysops to compile the age / sex data from their intrusive new-user signup   
   questionaires to figure it out. :)   
      
   echicken   
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