-=> On 06-27-04  12:31,  Bj”rn Felten <=-
 -=> spoke to Frank Vest about test! <=-

 FV> Doesn't appear that I need any password. :)

 BF> No, I guess it comes with the newsgroup "format"? It was 
 BF> so long ago I took part of any newsgroups, I've forgotten 
 BF> most of it. But you don't have to log in or anything there, 
 BF> do you?

  If you intend to begin actually distributing mail using this type of
  access, you need to institute some sort of limited access, e.g.
  usernames and passwords.

  I also hope that you are not intending to distribute echo messages
  using NNTP protocols or whatever it is called.  It is one thing to
  make the fidonet messages available in NNTP format (a good thing in my
  opinion, so long as the formatting problems are solved), but it is
  quite another thing to distribute messages in anything other than
  fidonet FTN formats, with paths, seenbys etc.  included.   To
  distribute in other than FTN would be gating into another distribution
  system, and is not allowed by many echos -- including the one that I
  help moderate.   I especially point this out since you have placed the
  echo I help moderate onto your system.   We have very definite rules
  against gating into other than fidonet distribution.  We also have a
  rule which requires real names -- something you would have difficulty
  enforcing if you do not institute registered login names and passwords
  like other BBSes do.

                        dale (at) min (dot) net
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