Subj : Re: Notice that...
To   : boraxman
From : tenser
Date : Wed Feb 16 2022 10:02:11

On 14 Feb 2022 at 10:00a, boraxman pondered and said...
 
 bo> The other problem with FidoNet is the requirement to use your real name,
 bo> for discussion which becomes globally accessible.  No thanks!
 bo> 
 bo> I'm sure they don't really care too much if its an alias, but then, if
 bo> that is the case, they shouldn't care at all what someone calls
 bo> themselves.

It seems like it'd be fairly easy to just create an account using
a plausible-sounding name that isn't yours.  If you created an account
as, I dunno, "John Smith" would anyone notice or care?  It's not
like sysops are doing "voice verification" anymore.

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