HM> No, not excommunicated, but their feed cut. Which means access for ALL 
HM> users of that BBS is denied. And if the sysop's feed won't deny access, then
HM>  theoretically that feed site could be cut, etc, until the problem is 
HM> solved. This rarely happens, of course; excommunication is pretty much 
HM> unheard of. I can't think of anyone in Australia (or Victoria at least) 
HM> being excommunicated in my 5.5 years in Fidonet.

Read ZONE3_SYSOP.  Someone was excommunicated a few months ago in Sydney. 
Last I heard there was an appeal underway.  BFN.  Paul. 
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