AK> Hi, Mark Lewis!
 AK> I read your message from 25.07.2019 21:14
 AK> 
 AK>  ak>>>> But how a person in Fidonet can prove that his name is real?
 AK>  ak>>>> IMHO, I can't do it even if I wanted to.
 AK>  TK>>> You dont have to prove it, it is enough that you tell us so.
 AK>  ak>> I don't understand why they invented a worthless rule.

Some may think its worthless but that the ways is been for a long time. Look
at the internet newsgroups majority of the kiddies took over and their is no
accountability. 

 AK> 
 AK>  ML> it wasn't and still isn't worthless... it is a safety thing... if
 AK>  ML> someone posts something illegal, there's a known entity to look at
 AK>  ML> since their name is on the post...
 AK> 
 AK> But it is a voluntary, unverified name. If nobody checks it, so the rule
 AK> is worthless.

There is no way to 100% verify that the user is giving their real name, but I
check the accounts before validating the users. My users on my system are
held 100% accountable when they do not follow the rules.

 AK> 
 AK> Bye, Mark!

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