On 2017 Jul 20 15:42:38, you wrote to me:

 ml>> ahem... there wouldn't be a problem if people didn't insist on
 ml>> creating dupe loops... apparently they lead to messages being
 ml>> duplicated and sent to systems more than once... seems the original
 ml>> creators had it right to start with ;)

 NB> Too bad the original creators didn't think about people going off on
 NB> power trips and leaving an entire zone (besides a few
"friends") out
 NB> of an echo.

you should read the network's history, my friend ;)

 NB> Had that not happened, the Fidoweb probably would never have been
 NB> born.

voting with your feet is a long time option in any FTN... controlling your
members is still a thing that need be done... one takes what steps they
feel necessary to combat a problem... that was done and the
""other side"" didn't like it but they seem to have
learned :shrug:

)\/(ark

Always Mount a Scratch Monkey
Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin'
it wrong...
... Is it beer:30 yet?
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