Subj : Internet spam
To   : Mike Powell
From : Rick Smith
Date : Mon Sep 25 2023 21:41:20

Hello Mike!

Monday September 25 2023 09:46, you wrote to me:

 MP>  * Forwarded from area 'MIN_BBS'
 >> Was this recent?  I caught this a week ago and it actually was
 >> someone that
 MP> o
 >>  the time to register on my bbs to send those messages, my bbs (
 >> none of
 MP> hem)
 >> o not have internet gateway access.

 MP> I had someone do that also.  Left a first-logon message like any other
 MP> real user.  Logged on a time or two after, then started posting spam
 MP> like that. No way to stop those really until after they've done it
 MP> that I know of.  :(

Thanks for the info, I have turned off web access for the moment... But I guess that wouldnt stop someone from doing the same thing via telnet?


Regards,

Rick

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