Subj : Secure from spammers. To : "Marc Lewis" From : "Time Warrior" Date : Sun Apr 18 2004 01:28 am To: "Marc Lewis" Re: Secure from spammers. By: "Marc Lewis" to alt.bbs.lists on Sat Apr 17 2004 11:00 am > + User FidoNet address: 1:396/45 > * Original Area: ALT-INTERNET-BBS * Original To : All (1:396/45) > Hello All! > In this time of countless destructive programs that are transmitted to you v > 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 genera > cannot receive attachments of pictures, files, or Web Page type mails; only > text. Many folks find this alternative quite acceptable. Hey, you forgot to mention echomail's superiority over Usenet :-) No spam :-) ..------------------------------------------------------. | Time Warrior, Sysop: Malkavia BBS - malkaviabbs.com | | NC: Xpresit Net - Free Speech - www.xpresit.net | | NC: UNOFFICIAL SynchroSupport Net - synchsupport.net | | ICQ: 25055930 | AIM: Twar782 | YIM: twarxpresit | | Email: xpresitnet@juno.com | \____________________________________________________/ --- Synchronet 3.11a-Win32 NewsLink 1.71 * Malkavia - Chicago, IL - telnet://malkaviabbs.com .