Hi MRO,

On 2024-05-18 15:14:48, you wrote to me:

And like i said, with synchronet you could use the ARS system to not
allow the posts until x amount of calls.

That's a good option too. Is it turned on by default in new installs?

anyways, i keep asking but nobody really is answering my question. is this going on now and who's doing it?

The last ones I received came in last Wednesday in de ECHO_ADDS and FIDONEWS area. On Tuesday they were posted in FIDONEWS and FNEWS_PUBLISH. Those were the first ones in May. But there were a lot more in March and all through April, but from different systems...

Bye, Wilfred.

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Re: Re: Fwd: Girls got chip planted
By: Wilfred van Velzen to MRO on Sat May 18 2024 11:00 pm

Hi MRO,

On 2024-05-18 15:14:48, you wrote to me:

And like i said, with synchronet you could use the ARS system to not allow the posts until x amount of calls.

That's a good option too. Is it turned on by default in new installs?

it's something a sysop can do on their system. synchronet doesnt disable its functions by default. i agree with that.

anyways, i keep asking but nobody really is answering my question. is this going on now and who's doing it?

The last ones I received came in last Wednesday in de ECHO_ADDS and FIDONEWS area. On Tuesday they were posted in FIDONEWS and FNEWS_PUBLISH. Those were the first ones in May. But there were a lot more in March and all through April, but from different systems...

could have gave me a screenshot. i'm not a member of fidonet.
you're not even mentioning the names of the people.

why dont you tell your hubs to filter these posts from fidonet?
it would be more effective.
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Hi MRO,

On 2024-05-18 22:11:58, you wrote to me:

anyways, i keep asking but nobody really is answering my question.

is

this going on now and who's doing it?

The last ones I received came in last Wednesday in de ECHO_ADDS and
FIDONEWS area. On Tuesday they were posted in FIDONEWS and FNEWS_PUBLISH.
Those were the first ones in May. But there were a lot more in March and
all through April, but from different systems...

could have gave me a screenshot. i'm not a member of fidonet.

In my original message to Rob about this, there was a full copy of one such message.

you're not even mentioning the names of the people.

Why is that important? He/She/They changed names a couple of times al ready, so they can do that again.

why dont you tell your hubs to filter these posts from fidonet?
it would be more effective.

It's better to fix it at the source. Besides it's highly frowned upon to filter echomail.


Bye, Wilfred.

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Re: Re: Fwd: Girls got chip planted
By: Wilfred van Velzen to MRO on Mon May 20 2024 10:55 am

you're not even mentioning the names of the people.

Why is that important? He/She/They changed names a couple of times al ready, so they can do that again.

Because i needed what to look for because i wasn't seeing it.
furthermore, in some cases you can look up the person's ip address on
various bbses.

It's better to fix it at the source. Besides it's highly frowned upon to filter echomail.

Turn your frown upside down. grow some balls. Asking a specific bbs software to change a feature to prevent users from posting is stupid.

You guys have all the power to block posts not only by name but my text strings or anything you can think of.

We've dealt with someone much worse than this guy using different methods than what you are attempting.
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Hi MRO,

On 2024-05-20 13:33:31, you wrote to me:

you're not even mentioning the names of the people.

Why is that important? He/She/They changed names a couple of times al
ready, so they can do that again.

Because i needed what to look for because i wasn't seeing it.
furthermore, in some cases you can look up the person's ip address on various bbses.

These are the names that were used for posting these spam messages in the last two months:

Lesley
Lesley Thompson
Meriadoc Doc
Pengo
Pere Pasco
meriadoc doc
peregrine apascou

It's better to fix it at the source. Besides it's highly frowned upon
to filter echomail.

Turn your frown upside down. grow some balls. Asking a specific bbs software
to change a feature to prevent users from posting is stupid.

This is a big simplyfication of what I asked! All I asked was that the default for posting to echomail areas for unverified new users is changed. Not local areas, not for every user! This is not helping the discussion...

You guys have all the power to block posts not only by name but my
text strings or anything you can think of.

"You guys" ?

We've dealt with someone much worse than this guy using different
methods than what you are attempting.

Fidonet has a long history of obnoxious users/sysops too. They were always allowed to freely express there opinions and worse, and still are.


Bye, Wilfred.

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Re: Re: Fwd: Girls got chip planted
By: Wilfred van Velzen to MRO on Tue May 21 2024 11:07 am

These are the names that were used for posting these spam messages in the last two months:

Lesley
Lesley Thompson
Meriadoc Doc
Pengo
Pere Pasco
meriadoc doc
peregrine apascou

Holy shit you've guys let this go on for 2 months?

Turn your frown upside down. grow some balls. Asking a specific bbs software
to change a feature to prevent users from posting is stupid.

This is a big simplyfication of what I asked! All I asked was that the

That's because it's a SIMPLE problem that you are approaching in a more difficult, wrong way.

All I asked was that the
default for posting to echomail areas for unverified new users is changed. Not local areas, not for every user! This is not helping the discussion...

That's stupid. if the sysop is going to setup an echomail area it's their decision to setup things. What do you call verified? can i verify you? can you verify me? what is that even in today's age?

You guys have all the power to block posts not only by name but my
text strings or anything you can think of.

"You guys" ?

By you guys i mean you idiots.

We've dealt with someone much worse than this guy using different methods than what you are attempting.

Fidonet has a long history of obnoxious users/sysops too. They were always allowed to freely express there opinions and worse, and still are.

That's good. enjoy your spam. stop demanding other people do your job for you.

being obnoxious is different than a person posting under multiple names causing abuse to the entire system.

If someone is abusing the system then all's fair in love and war. Time to block at the hub or individual system.
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