Hello George.

25 Nov 03 12:19, you wrote to all:

 GP> {at}MSGID: 1:153/307.11 4012b788
 GP> That's all I can think to call it -- one of my echoes (MENS_ISSUES)
 GP> seems to have been linked up to an internet newsgroup, in such a way
 GP> that even my regular postings are converted to Usenet format (ie.
 GP> "To:ALL") :|

 GP> How? What? But? Why? :(

 GP> This seems a clear abuse of Fidonet, am I right?

If you rules forbid such gating, then it is an abuse of your echo. You
should use a Fidonet-compatible reader such as Golded or MsgEd to check the
messages that are entering your echo in the newsgroup format. If you turn
on the kludges, then you can see the messages' seen-bys. That will tell you
where the messages originated from, and all the systems in the path the
message took from that system to yours.

You should then endeavor to contact the sysop of the system that is gating
your messages and inform him that such activity is not allowed in your
echo. If he refuses to cooperate with your requests to stop gating your
echo, then you should consult the next node number in the seen-by path,
because that is the originating node's uplink.  You can contact the node's
uplink and request a feed cut of the system that is refusing to cooperate
with you.

If your rules do not specifically state that gating to the internet is not
allowed however, then the sysop doing so may have honorable intentions, and
was simply not aware of your wishes. Your echo rules should reflect your
wishes clearly in that regard. Most sysops will honor a simple request of a
moderator, however.

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