Hi, Mark Lewis!
I read your message from 25.07.2019 21:14

 ak>>>> But how a person in Fidonet can prove that his name is real?
 ak>>>> IMHO, I can't do it even if I wanted to.
 TK>>> You dont have to prove it, it is enough that you tell us so.
 ak>> I don't understand why they invented a worthless rule.

 ML> it wasn't and still isn't worthless... it is a safety thing... if
 ML> someone posts something illegal, there's a known entity to look at
 ML> since their name is on the post...

But it is a voluntary, unverified name. If nobody checks it, so the rule is 
worthless.

Bye, Mark!
Alexander Koryagin
fidonews 2019

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