Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : Spectre
From : boraxman
Date : Sat Apr 02 2022 23:40:23

 Sp> Well this falls back to a number of ideas..
 Sp> 
 Sp> The BBS system, network isn't private.
 Sp> 
 Sp> As soon as you post something you've lost control of that information
 Sp> 
 Sp> Its something that some are going to call a natural progression of the
 Sp> antique technology.
 Sp> 
 Sp> Its something to be aware of and adjust accordingly, because its already
 Sp> to late to change it.
 Sp> 
 Sp> Spec

No, but neither is a discussion between colleagues at a pub.  But then, you wouldn't expect one of those colleagues to record it and upload it to YouTube.  That is just rude.  Just as it is rude to take pictures of people and upload them on facebook.

If you send me an e-mail, have you lost control of it?  Yes, in a sense.  But a decent person wouldn't rebroadcast it.  There are forums I engage in, which are done online, where it is not appropriate for me to rebroadcast.

It's not a matter of whether people can, it is whether people should.  That is the problem we have, we assume because something is transmitted over TCP/IP, then it is somehow public and of relevance to the world.  I reject that idea.

What is it about using TCP/IP to transmit information that makes it relevant to the entire world?

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