Sean...

SD>Actual human callers.  I've had several call my system today and
leave "dead
SD>accounts.  That's nothing new; I expect that from time to time, but not all 
SD>a single system and within a tight time frame.  I do offer guest access to m
SD>BBS (Maximus has a guest account built-in) so it's not like anyone has to cr
SD>a fake account to take a look around the BBS.

  That's the way I feel. They get a LIMITED view to "whet their
appetite". If they want more, they'll do what I ask.

SD>to the anonymity of the Web and not the close-knit community of a BBS.

  That's very true. Most kids today have no idea what a BBS is.

SD>I've seen other sysops over the years have problems with various
"users" of
SD>sdf.org so my hackles went up a bit when they connected.  I mean, if I'm rea
SD>worried about it, I can block sdf.org's IP address(es) at my firewall to sto
SD>the system cold, but I'd just wondered if others had had any problems beside
SD>automated ones.

  To me, SDF is the 3 letter weather identifier for Standifird
Field...the airport in Louisville, Kentucky. 

Daryl

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