Subj : FIDO echo privacy
To   : GEORGE POPE
From : Jim White
Date : Sun Nov 16 2003 06:58 pm

 GP>> http://fidonet.sensationcontent.com/echomail/holysmoke

 GP>> (for example, seems most any echo name can be sub'd for holysmoke
 GP>> and show up some archives (up to last 50 messages). . .

 GP>> Were you aware that your echo's contents were being put on the
 GP>> internet for all & sundry to see without necessarily being a part
 GP>> of Fido/BBSing? :|

 GP>> And what do you think of this?

 GP>> One user has complained, suggesting that it feels like an invasion
 GP>> of privacy to her, to have "non family intruding on our
 GP>> conversations". . .

 GP>> Thoughts?

 PB> Kinda strange having an expectation of privacy in an open echo...
 PB> It's not like a private chat room, or email for that matter.

I wouldn't have even mentioned it here, George.  I first heard about
this gating/porting of MEMORIES back when Kent Anderson was still
Moderator, and that was over 3 years ago.  It's a public forum, and
we aren't exactly giving away military secrets or anything like that.
Personally, I think she's blowing this way out of proportion.  She
Emailed me about it and I told her what I said above.  Apparantly,
she was not satisfied with the answer I gave her, so she found
another sympathetic ear.  As Moderator, I would have dealt with the
issue, had I felt there was a problem.  I'm sorry that you had to
listen to her problems too.

Take Care
Jim White
Moderator of MEMORIES

jim_white@earthlink.net

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