Subj : Re: Nightmares / Dreams
To   : Gamgee
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri Apr 01 2022 15:23:15

  Re: Re: Nightmares / Dreams
  By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Fri Apr 01 2022 01:57 pm

 Ga> Yes, that's certainly true. I guess it's more like there's really 
 Ga> nothing to "hack" on a BBS user's account, even if somebody got a 
 Ga> password that they shouldn't have. Back in the Golden Era of BBSs, when 
 Ga> everything was over a modem/serial line, there was no security, and it 
 Ga> wasn't deemed to be a big deal. I know times have changed, and it's 
 Ga> probably the right thing to offer SSH access to those who want it.

Yeah, BBS user records probably don't contain anything really important.
Also, back when everyone connected to a BBS via a modem over a phone line, the data being sent back & forth wasn't publicly visible like it is over the internet.  I imagine someone could still use a wire tap and decode the modem audio being sent back and forth, but that probably wouldn't be as easy as monitoring a connection on the internet.

Nightfox
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