-=> mark lewis wrote to Borax Man <=-
ml> Re: Re: Zoom anyone?
ml> By: Borax Man to mark lewis on Sat May 02 2020 21:44:53
ML> please sign your messages with your real name if your software
ML> cannot put it in the From line... thank you...
ML> fidonet INTERNET echo moderator
BM> I didn't realise that was a requirement, that one not use a
BM> pseudonym.
ml> yeah, most fidonet echos require/desire/request real names...
BM> It is done automatically by the BBS. I'll see if I can change that.
ml> generally speaking, BBSes have a sysop maintained configuration setting for
ml> each message area whether to use the alias or the real name of the
ml> poster... this doesn't really work if the user signed up and used just
ml> an alias or used an alias and a "fake name"... it is what it is, in
ml> this day and time, though... easiest to just sign the post with your
ml> real name ;)
BM> Dennis Katsonis
ml> thanks, dennis... it is nice to meet you :)
ml> )\/(ark
ml> --- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux
ml> * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12)
Using MultiMail reader I can change the name, so I have a solution. The BBS I
use seems to user the alias/sign in name, instead of the real name.
I'm just used to the Internet, where I try to avoid using my real name for
privacy reasons. Although I have nothing to hide, the fact that other
organisations can build a profile from seemingly innocent things is worrying.
Facebook I found had already built a profile of me and knew who I had contacted,
even though I had no account created with them!!
... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!
--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
* Origin: Mind's Eye BBS - mindseye.ddns.net - Australia (3:633/416)
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