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echo: fidonews
to: WILFRED VAN VELZEN
from: GREGORY DEYSS
date: 2021-02-27 22:00:00
subject: Re: Who are you?

On 27 Feb 2021, Wilfred van Velzen said the following...
 
 Wv> 
 Wv> On 2021-02-27 10:26:55, you wrote to me:
 Wv> 
 Wv>  Wv>>  MvV>> 1) There is no node 1:3603/9999 in the nodelist.
 Wv>  Wv>>  MvV>> 2) There isn't even a net 3603.
 Wv>  Wv>>  MvV>> 3) Real names are tradition in Fidonet.
 Wv>  Wv>>
 Wv>  Wv>>  MvV>> So, who are you?
 Wv>  Wv>>
 Wv>  Wv>>  DC> Very interesting.  I do know he's a troll who recently crawled
 Wv>  Wv>> out fr
 Wv>  Wv>>  DC> under a rock in Dove-Net.  Looks like he's impersonating a Fido
 Wv>  Wv>> node,
 Wv>  Wv>>  DC> can anyone see the "via" lines of his messages and know what hu
 Wv>  Wv>> is
 Wv>  Wv>>  DC> being exploited?
 Wv> 
 Wv>  GD> I do not buy into the idea or notion that this occurred because of a
 Wv>  GD> misconfiguration or a miscommunication error, not at all, this was ve
 Wv>  GD> deliberate.
 Wv> 
 Wv> I believe it was an honest mistake. He asked for help with his
 Wv> configuration (don't remember which area), and has since fixed it.
 Wv> 
 Wv> He still uses the alias. But that is ultimately up to the moderator,
 Wv> although it is a decenia old tradition (but not a ruel) in fidonet to
 Wv> use your real-name...
 Wv> 
 Wv>  GD> There should be consequence's for such action & behavior.
 Wv> 
 Wv> If you really feel that way, you should talk to the area moderator(s),
 Wv> or file a formal complaint with your *C, if you think it's not an
 Wv> echomail specific offence...

 Wv> Than you didn't look to close, it was very obvious from the path line and
 Wv> origin in his messages, who he was.

Now sure yes, he is listed properly but before there was no such indication, as
1:3603 does not exist. As for filing a complaint, I will not, as trust your
insight and I thank you for your response.

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