Hello Shawn!   
      
   26 May 18, Shawn Highfield wrote to Kai Richter:   
      
    SH> I think you should be disconnected because you think fidonet is real   
    SH> life.   
      
   It does not look like you did understand what i think.   
      
    SH> Please remember this is a hobby.  Not every sysop is sitting at their   
    SH> computer every minute of the day like you are with a HOBBY to make   
    SH> sure nothing ever goes wrong.   
      
   I do know. Let us wear exactly that shoes. If your system is running wrong and   
   spamming into a discussion echo wouldn't you be happy if someone helps you to   
   minimize the annoyance of others? I would be happy if my uplink set that echo   
   on hold, informs me via netmail, let me fix the problem, wipes the unwanted   
   mails from his badmail and reconnects the feed. That is my point of view of   
   doing a hobby together, helping each other if things went wrong, minimizing   
   the effects for the network.   
      
   I don't see the benefit of defending a spamming system, let it continue the   
   spam, and attacking those who are asking to stop it.   
      
   And did you noticed the hidden joke? The mail path is short, if Nick is   
   disconnected then it's like everybody here is being disconnected, because i   
   have the power to disconnect you all by sending -linux to my areafix. Your   
   "you should be disconnected" is close to the situation i described. The result   
   is that you are the seperating force, acting in a way that moves others to   
   leave, which is not my intention.   
      
   Best Regards   
      
   Kai   
      
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