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From: Mike.Learn@f430.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Mike Learn)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: USR Sysop Deal Change
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Date: 16 Jun 91 16:32:25 GMT
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 > In the latest (June) issue of Boardwatch magazine, it says that the USR
 > sysop deal has been changed, which a clause stating that USR "must be able
 > to view all files and user log in order to validate board staus...."
 > Do they really mean *user* log, or did someone mess up and [......]

I think that they mean a caller log.  There is no way that I would 
ever give anyone access to my BBS to that extent.  Going on their 
SysOp deal, *I* only gave them what I would consider normal access. 
And they're lucky that I already wrote a last-caller list generator 
for Maximus, because I wouldn't have added one in just so they could 
be nosy.  I think that they feel better assuming that the board has 
been around for more than 6 months if there is heavy traffic.

What gets me is why they don't automatically validate you from a 
FidoNet nodelist?  I mean, if I am Fido, don't you think that I'm not 
one of these fly-by-night "take advantage of USR's Sysop Deal" 
operations?  I would think not.  Digicom's sysop team automatically 
validates you from the nodelist and ships the same day. (I'm on week 6 
with no modem..)

                                                .\\ike

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