Re: BBS security (was Freenet   
     By: Access Denied to Voxigo on Sun Feb 14 2010 09:35 pm   
      
    >   Re: BBS security (was Freenet   
    >   By: Voxigo to Access Denied on Sun Feb 14 2010 03:41 pm   
    >    
    > You're right. Most boards don't have it, except the boards running current   
    > up-to-date BBS software. Most of these BBS softwares were programmed well   
    > before the web was popular in the public eye. So at the time it was the only   
    > way. You're usually connecting directly to someone's computer, accessing the   
    > files, etc. Of course any sysop in the right mind would want a _little_   
    > information about you.   
      
   E-mail address makes sense because it is verifiable. So does   
   a phone number verifier like we used to use. Of course, if a   
   person uses POTS to connect they might not have an internet   
   connection and vice versa. Some of the other information makes   
   sense as well from a social point of view. However the   
   idea of connecting directly to someone's computer is difficult   
   for me to understand. When is that not the case? You have to   
   connect to a computer in all cases don't you? Yes, a web   
   server may not belong to the content owner, or he may be   
   renting. Often in fact people _do_ own the server. I'm not   
   sure what the importance of that can be. Nor does it matter   
   if they keep the server at home or if they have it at some   
   other location. Whether you're running apache or MBE doesn't   
   seem to be relevant either. Is it?   
      
    > I've had all sorts of experience with them, actually. From gaming forums, to   
    > help forums, to Linux forums and whatever else. I started on BBSes, so maybe   
    > that's why I sway towards them in favoritism, and it's great that you favor   
    > what you like.   
      
   No favourite yet.   
      
    > But it's almost starting to seem like you're coming here tryi   
    > to put this medium down and praise yours.   
      
   What do you mean by "coming here"?   
      
    > If you don't like it here, by all   
    > means.. go back to your web forums.   
      
   Thanks. :)   
      
    > Like I said. If you don't like it here, leave. It's that easy. If you want t   
    > point out certain places where there's people you don't like because of the    
    > they act, you need to stop using the internet completely. There's racists,   
    > homophobes, and whatever else you speak of _everywhere_. One or two people   
    > won't ruin it for everyone.   
      
   Well, there aren't really any "people I don't like". I think   
   it is important to seperate the person from the problem. However   
   because I can accept the person doesn't mean that I think it is   
   a good idea to accept the behaviour. I am not referring to any   
   indevidual that I remember (or care to remember), just the   
   kinds of comments that I see. To me there is nothing wrong with   
   moderation in a situation like that. YMMV   
      
    > Just like on your web forums. Don't come around   
    > here talking down on this medium, as we don't come to yours to start up with   
    > you about how terrible it is.   
      
   I'm not sure I understand what you're getting at regarding coming   
   here or going there. They're not my web forums. I put up web pages   
   and services for other people to use and I don't expect compensation   
   or ask for user information, and that is what is prompting me to ask   
   what the real difference is with the BBS world. It used to be very   
   different when I first started using BBSs, but a lot has changed,   
   and I think it is worthwhile having a look at what those changes   
   really are and how to best adapt to them. In the process I was   
   also hoping to learn something.   
      
   /v   
      
      
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