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From: waltrip@capd.jhuapl.edu
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Subject: Re: UPDATE:   THE GLOBAL BBS LIST.
Message-ID: <1991Mar15.140016.1@capd.jhuapl.edu>
Date: 15 Mar 91 19:00:16 GMT
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In article <5151@mindlink.UUCP>, Marc_North@mindlink.UUCP (Marc North) writes:

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>         [3] The purpose behind accepting and recording BBS's that no longer
> operate is to acknowledge that the list exists as a true archive. Hence the
> name change in regards to the word REGISTRY.
	Are you providing a mechanism by which someone may have any record of
	his/her BBS UNregistered from your "Registry"?  I can just imagine
	having people trying to dial up your telephone-on-which-you-used-to-
	operate a BBS FOREVER AFTER just because your number is part of this
	list.  I'll bet the telephone company would love having some phone
	number eternally associated with a defunct BBS.  (I can also imagine 
	governmental harassment FOREVER AFTER just because you were once a BBS 
	operator and a few BBS's--usually without the sysop's knowledge or
	approval--sometimes have illegal material posted on them.  What a trip 
	THAT would be.:^(

	I'm not trying to rain on your project, however; just trying to make
	sure it includes this little refinement of which I found no mention in
	your posting.  Just an oversight, perhaps?

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c.f.waltrip

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