Re: Dupes from Fight-O-Net (was Re: Reporting Data 1-Way-Out?)

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Scott Alfter wrote:
> In article <483C8B2C.3258.fidoapple@derbycitybbs.com>,
> Michael J Mahon <michael.j..mahon@1:124/5009.remove-lql-this> wrote:
>
> > To: winston19842005
> > From: Michael.J..Mahon@familynet-international.net
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > -+- SBBSecho 2.12-Win32
> > + Origin: Derby City BBS - Louisville, KY - derbycitybbs.com (1:2320/100)
> >
> > --- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5
> > # Origin: FamilyNet Sponsored by http://www.christian-wellness.net (8:8/2)
> > * Origin: FamilyNet Echogate [972] 496-0650 (1:124/5009)
> > --- Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.85
> > *  Derby City Online - Louisville, KY - telnet://derbycitybbs.com
>
>
> Uh-oh...since when is AOL (you are an AOLer, right?) routing its Usenet
> traffic through FidoNet? :-) 

I've used "AOL" since it was AppleLink Personal Edition. (As you did,
IIRC--or did we meet on GEnie?  I'm pretty sure it wasn't CompuServe.)

(This used to be a small town, and they've now built a large city
around us!)

> Hell, I'm surprised that FidoNet is still in operation...used to have a BBS
> on it, but I took it offline way back in 1994.
>
> (Yours isn't the only one...I've seen several other people's posts here
> duped by the aforementioned node.  Odds are this post will show up twice,
> once from me (posted through Giganews) and again from the errant FidoNet
> node.)

I noticed that, too, but didn't say anything.

I presume it's a malfunctioning BBS site that is mistaking posts *from*
usenet for replies from its users and pumping them back into the net.

With any luck, the operator will figure it out soon...   ;-)

-michael

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