19 Dec 15 13:35, you wrote to me:

 VC>>> Clearly sone ones attempt of creating a copyright type function
 VC>>> within Fido.

 >> somehow i don't think so... not as far as copyright goes...

 VC> It stops anyone else from creating echo with same name so it is a form
 VC> of copyright / patent etc that prevents usage -

not really... it just prevents them from listing it in that particular
echolist... anyone can still create a message echo with that same tag and
distribute it... it may or may not be carried by any backbone distribution
systems depending on their cartage requirements... there's the possibility that
 if the one in the echolist does actually get created and distributed there may
 be a cross-link between the two... this very thing (cross-linking) is being
done right now with the DEBATE echo... one originates here in Z1 and the other
apparently originates in Z2 with at least one specific system purposely
cross-linking them... shades of roy witt and his ""blockade running"" of the
FIDONEWS echo some time back...

 VC> seems to be happening a lot in fido these days.

no... maybe just more noticible these days but things like this have been going
 on in fidonet for 30 years or so... do you remember bob moravsik (aka bobo)?
he and a few others of that time put out a lot of effort in this area
specifically to muck with others...

 VC> Some sad people.

possibly... possibly not... has anyone actually talked to Sean and/or RJ(?) to
find out the real story or is everyone just spouting speculation and inuendo?

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with the people like you? The trouble makers. How are you going to protect your
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