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From: bei@puzzle.UUCP
Newsgroups: alt.bbs
Subject: Re: User Verification
Summary: You're kidding about DL numbers, right?
Keywords: disbelief privacy bbs register user
Message-ID: <135@puzzle.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jan 90 21:00:12 GMT
References: <266.25AFE21F@legion.fidonet.org> <1990Jan14.142945.4419@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Reply-To: bei@puzzle.UUCP (Bob Izenberg)
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In article <1990Jan14.142945.4419@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> powers@shumv1.ncsu.edu (Stacy Powers) writes:
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>   I have heard that some sysops require some users to supply their 
>driver's license number and that there are services the sysop can 
>subscribe to that will look up the driver's license number for the 
>sysop.

There's no shortage of fools, so people would probably provide this info.
But I don't think that you should waste time with State-approved ID.  You
should require a major credit card, up front.  No Discover cards, either.
MasterCharge or Amex Gold preferred.
Let's remember that it's a BBS we're talking about granting access to, not
Fort Knox.  If you're so worried about what people will do, maybe running
one isn't for you.
-- Bob
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