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From: tachyon@gorn.santa-cruz.ca.us (tane' tachyon)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs
Subject: Re: User Verification
Keywords: disbelief privacy bbs register user
Message-ID: <1059@gorn.santa-cruz.ca.us>
Date: 17 Jan 90 15:36:28 GMT
References: <266.25AFE21F@legion.fidonet.org> <1990Jan14.142945.4419@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> <135@puzzle.UUCP>
Reply-To: tachyon@gorn.santa-cruz.ca.us (tane' tachyon)
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In article <135@puzzle.UUCP> bei@puzzle.UUCP (Bob Izenberg) writes:
>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.


Actually, a friend of mine's BBS *IS* Fort Knox.  408-335-4229.

I will have to show him this message.