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Original Message Date: 30 Aug 92 19:15:39
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From: William Sommers on 1:125/222
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To: Tom Jennings on 1:125/111
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Subj: For TJ's amusement too...
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TO: randy@psg.com
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TO: lhl@cs.wisc.edu
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TO: pozar@kumr.lns.com
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Following is the message I have posted in comp.sys.mac.system
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this evening, regarding the post "by" Mary Hicks, a user of
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this BBS. In addition to this post, Mary is receiving a
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"refresher course" in the use of passwords -- using a common
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password (common to several systems, that is) is bad enough,
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but to use it when checking out a pirate board as well...
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Her posting access has not been revoked. On the contrary, I
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am encouraging her to enter a short explanation and apology
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as soon as she next logs in. Please do not hesitate to
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contact me if (any of) you care to discuss this further.
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<begin forwarded message text>
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Greetings, Netfolk.
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I am the sysop of the system from which the now-infamous "Mary
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Hicks post" originated. She has (I notice) already replied to
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some of you via private email, but has not yet posted here.
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Mary's account was hacked -- the article was neither written
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nor posted by her.
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I suspect that this was done by the sysop or one of the users
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of an "elite" BBS she recently blew the whistle on in another
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public forum. Said BBS immediately shut down, or at least
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changed telephone numbers... but apparently "they" felt the
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need to have the last (one would hope) word.
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USENET posting access is not granted lightly on this system
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(the same holds for all non-local FidoNet echoes). All users
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have full read-only access on their first call -- validation
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and a track record of responsible behavior are required for
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additional privileges.
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I pay attention to what goes on here, but these things do
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happen. Fortunately, they happen rarely. It is impossible
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(yes, really) for me to moderate all outbound traffic. I
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happen to also be the Network Coordinator for San Francisco-
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based FidoNet Net125 -- with over 60 direct mail links,
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things fly fast and furious through here. Hence the
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"impossibility."
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This single sick posting should in no way reflect negatively
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on Mary Hicks, myself, this BBS or FidoNet in general. I'm
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sure that we will one day be able to filter out this filth,
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but the technology is not yet here -- there was no single
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filter-triggering keyword in the article.
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Your understanding in this matter is greatly appreciated.
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Please try to resist perpetuating the emotional discussion
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which I have no doubt is already well under way.
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Sorry we had to meet under these circumstances.
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William Sommers
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Sysop, 1:125/222
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Macademe/Emma (415-621-0567)
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sommers@kumr.lns.com
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william.sommers@f222.n125.z1.fidonet.org
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<end forwarded message text>
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Voice: 415-621-0546
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