Re: Bbs Security (was Freenet   
     By: Freejack to mrproper on Sun Feb 07 2010 01:50 am   
      
    > Back in the day it was actually supposed to be collected for mailers and   
    > things I never agreed with. My user databases were always private. Also if   
    > someone was doing something illegal on your bbs and you were questioned you   
    > needed to know who they were not just a handle. Privacy is a must. If you   
    > don't trust a sysop it's like watching tv, change the channel. Alot of the   
    > standard was in place before caller ID also. So verification was a must. oh   
    > well that was then.   
      
   yeah, lots have changed since then, I could understand why someone back in the   
   day would need to do it, but I still don't agree with it. I did'nt ask all them   
   questions on my BBS back in the day, and to keep the trouble users out I did'nt   
   offer porn, warez, or anything like that. and I never had trouble.   
      
      
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