Subj : Re: Fwd: Girls got chip planted without them knowing it
To   : msgretired
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Thu May 16 2024 15:59:52

Hi msgretired,

On 2024-05-16 09:40:05, you wrote to me:

 >> Are the average new Synchronet sysops that stupid, they don't check
 >> their settings before asking such questions?

 >> And can't you have different default settings for verified/approved users?

 ms> No I dont think we are that stupid.

It was a rhetorical question. ;-)

 ms> I will admit I had a spam user get access to my fidonet areas. I have
 ms> since locked it all down. Maybe in your infinite wisdom, you could
 ms> recommend a way to validate users so they can have access to Fidonet
 ms> Message bases??

The time between creating an account and getting approved to post in echomail areas, is probably already enough to deter most spammers/bots.

And they are probably not going to fill in real verifiable info, so they would be easy to spot. And it's not worth to go to all the effort for them to get approved, for such a limited audience. It's a (big) numbers game for them...


Bye, Wilfred.

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