Subj : FIDO echo privacy
To   : George Pope
From : David Drummond
Date : Wed Nov 26 2003 07:38 pm

Al salaam a'alaykum George

25 Nov 03 10:19, George Pope wrote to PETER BRADIE:

 PB>> I'd venture to say that there's at least one lurker, monitoring the
 PB>> messages here, just to see whether they wish to join in.  They may have 
 PB>> seen the title to the echo, or been invited to join in by a member, but 
 PB>> the upshot is they are here although not participating.  No registration 
 PB>> required, or admission requirements.  This is a wide, open area.

 GP> I didn't mean registered directly with the echo/moderator, but they 
 GP> do have to be part of a BBS, which has to be 'registered', of a sort, 
 GP> with Fidonet (as a node or point)

The system must be within some configuration file at the feed - there is no 
list of those persons who access it once it reaches the leaf node though.

Regards,
David

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