Subj : BBS E-mail and Security To : alt.bbs.lists From : "Marc Lewis" Date : Mon May 12 2003 01:09 pm + User FidoNet address: 1:396/45.1 * Original message posted in: ALT-BBS-ADS. * Crossposted in: ALT-BBS-SYSOP, ALT-BBS-LISTS, ALT-BBS-MISC, COMP-BBS-MISC, ALT-BBS-SCHOOL. Hello All! In this time of countless destructive programs that are transmitted to you via E-Mail, the BBS community of System Operators offer a secure "shield" from these intrusions. Many BBSes offer a "text only" form of internet E-Mail through a special system of "gates". These gates effectively trap file attachments and active "scripts" that can attack your computer. You are completely isolated from the destructive attempts. The trade-off? You generally cannot receive attachments of pictures, files, or Web Page type mails; only text. Many folks find this alternative quite acceptable. The benefits? Many BBSes have sophisticated "spam traps" in place that dump the all-too-common garbage mail that swamps many people. You don't need a fast computer or high-speed internet connection in most cases. Many BBSes still maintain "dial-up" lines as well as "telnet" connections via the internet. The speed requirement is very low. With dial-up BBSes you don't even need a connection to the internet at all - no Internet Service Provider required. It's a completely different environment than the Web. Call or telnet into one of the systems listed here or at http://www.usbbs.org. This message brought to you by Sursum Corda! BBS telnet://bbs.sursum-corda.com Before the Internet had anything, BBSes were moving mail and files all over the world... And still are, without the spam. Real people at the controls - not auto-responder robots! ***************************************** * Best regards, * Marc. * New Orleans, LA (USA) * FIDONET=1:396/45 INTELEC=239:600/70 * TELNET://bbs.sursum-corda.com * FTP://sursum-corda.com * INTERNET= marc@sursum-corda.com OR * Postmaster@net396.fidonet.org * BBS, DATA & FAX: 1-504-897-6006 ***************************************** -=- timEd/2 1.10.y2k+ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + The FidoNet News Gate (New Orleans LA USA) + + The views of this user are strictly his or her own. + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ .