>   I have blocked all these IP's and hosts that show "no name". What they
 > do outside the BBS is their business...even if such activity could be
 > considered as immoral, illegal, unlawful, sinful, etc. But, once online
 > they are a guest in my residence, and I expect them to act accordingly.

Quite reasonably.  As an echo mod, I'm expected by sysops who carry me, to
keep things as advertised going into their BBS. . .

In return, if there's a tywonk on their BBS & I identify him/her, I expect 
the systop to boot them; if the sysop refuses, I ask the next host up to cut
off that BBS, & so on up the chain of Fido command (I used to know 1:1/1 here
in BC, before he died!)

 >   I heard of a ham radio operator who was constantly interfered with by
 > someone with an illegal amplifier (possibly a CB operator). Well, hams
 > of a Technician class license or higher, on most bands, can transmit up
 > to 1500 watts peak envelope power (PEP). One local ham quipped "All knobs
 > to the right".  Well, one day, this ham had enough of this 
interference,
 > so they did a bit of "fox hunting/direction finding" (that's a big aspect
 > of the hobby, and there are competitions with that each year), and figured
 > out who and where the offender was. So, the ham pointed the antenna at
 > this joker, keyed up at 1.5 kW, and fried every bit of the offenders gear.

Rule #1: Don't be a jackass
Rule #2: See Rule #1

 >  GP> It worked great until India joined Fidonet, then it was constant spam
 >  GP> in this here echo; my then-moderator-partner ended up having to,
 >  GP> eventually, cut the feed for all of India, as nobody down the line
 >  GP> would comply with Fidonet rules (to comply with moderator orders
 >  GP> regarding troublemakers); No idea if they ever got back on. . .

 >   I use the Peerblock utility to block countries known for hackers. And,
 > as noted earlier, I block hostnames with "no name" in them. To me, in
 > this day and age, if you want to let a total unknown stranger into your
 > residence, you have a death wish. As long as they play by the rules I've
 > laid down, their data stays confidential. The only exception is for a
 > law enforcement subpeona.

Oh, we didn't do it out of rumour that they were bad -- they demonstrated it 
& refused to comply with Fidonet rules & moderator directives.  We were
eyewitnesses o the problem, so good riddance to bad rubbish & the echo ramn
nicely for mamny years after (35 years later & still going here in FUNNY 
Jokes and Stories!)


 >  GP> You don't have a decent UPS?

 >   No amount of surge protection, UPS or otherwise, will protect you from a
 > direct hit.

Don't be the tallest thing in your vicinity & you'll be fine to avoid direct
hits?

Lies your school's science teachers told you:
1) Lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place (usually it does!)
2)  the days get longer in summer (quite the exact opposite)

 >   Each lightning bolt:

 > A) Has 3 million volts and 300,000 amps of electricity.

 > B) Can strike from 20 to 200 miles from the parent thunderstorm (the 
 > latter occurred in Oklahoma a few years ago)

 > C) Can be 5 miles long, but only as wide as your thumb.

 > D) Is 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit...5 times hotter than the sun's surface.

My 12yo son has had these facts memorized since he was 7!

 >   I've had too many close calls, and am a 2 time indirect lightning strike
 > survivor myself, and have nervous system damage as a result.

How3 ios it possible? You like standing in boats in the centre of lakes?
Or standing alone in a large flat field?

For a Ham antenna of awesome proporrtions, can't you set it up a mile away &
include a decent lightning rod, & run the cable underground to your home 
which is equipped with lightning rods?

 > ... Deliver a pizza? Whoever heard of a liver pizza?

Oh, if there's liver on a pizza, I won't even attempt to de-liver it, I'm 
just tossing it in the garbage!

They accidentally delivered a pizza missing the sauce, toppings, & cheese to
Homer Simpson, who took one look at it & exclaimied "Dough!"

(I just wrote that one); for funny, Google up "Hell's Pizza billboards"

When I was younger I had to work in a cheap pizza shop to get by.
I kneaded the dough.

I accidentally burned my Hawaiian pizza.
Should have used aloha temperature.

(actuallyl, the Hawaiian Pizza is a Canadian creation & still a favourite!)
I used to order it woithg capicolli(spicy ham) instead of ham, & add on
jalapenos, banana peppers, & chilis. . .

hoo, baby! My whole face was a-tingling! (in a happy way)

Want to hear a joke about pizza?
Never mind, it’s too cheesy.
Olive it anyway!

What type of person doesn't like pizza?
A weirdough!

A musical demon delivered my pizza.
He was a Personal Pan.

I misplaced my pizza cutter, so I used my Bryan Adams CD.
It cuts like a knife.

Today I cooked yp an Italian flatbread with the perfect amount & types of
toppings & a halfg inch of shredded cheese, then I broiled it. . .

It was my masterpizza!

Your friend,

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Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
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