-=> Quoting Nathan Prugh to Scott Adams <=-

 > SA> It did work well as I found out once.  When I was around 11 or 12 (new
 > SA> to  BBSing) I stumbled upon the password for the adult area of a local
 > SA> board  and under a friend's account (who was over 21) I would show-off
 > SA> the area to  friends.  These pics were black  and white and the women
 > SA> not even nude, but  to a 12 year old, it was gold!  I mistakenly
 > SA> accessed the area under my  account once and freaked when the sysop
 > SA> went into chat asking where I'd  gotten the password from.  Within 24
 > SA> hours I was banned from more then half  the boards until I wrote an
 > SA> apology letter, which I did.
 > SA> What's funny, now almost 20 years later, my wife works with the wife
 > SA> of  that Sysop, and though I've talked to him many times about BBSes at
 > SA> events  with my wife's work, I've never had the nerve to ask him about
 > SA> that  incident.  He might remember me being 'that kid', but dunno.
 > SA> Just too  funny none the less.
 >
 >    Heh...he might think it funny now though as its years later.
 >    But yeah some didn't care and gave XXX access right away to
 >    all who logged in.  But others had a code of standard.  We
 >    did have a responsibility.   It sounds corny now since the
 >    net wasn't around but those over 18 tended to respect that
 >    code.  The kids who ran boards tended to have a few pics
 >    but didn't know enough or had enough to merit worry.
 >    Now the net is up and free pics and movies can be found
 >    within seconds.....at least there was a code of conduct
 >    for a period...
 >

 NP> And the feds going after bbses before the law passed to protect
 NP> bbses... with those who have xxx files... without checking id's.....
 NP> and keep them on record.... 

     Yep.  One reason I never got into it.  Even back then in teh
     '80s the download scene on the net was enough to go get
     your jollies up.  

... "My replacement should have been Religious Caste, not Warrier Caste" -
--- Fringe BBS