• Your security...

    From Marc Lewis@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Mar 24 22:51:10 2024
    + User FidoNet address: 1:396/45
    * Original message posted in: ALT-BBS.
    * Crossposted in: ALT-BBS-SYSOP, ALT-BBS-LISTS, ALT-BBS-MISC.
    Hello All!

    In this time of countless destructive programs that are transmitted
    to you via E-Mail, the BBS community of System Operators offer a
    secure "shield" from these intrusions. Many BBSes offer a "text only"
    form of internet E-Mail through a special system of "gates". These
    gates effectively trap file attachments and active "scripts" that can
    attack your computer. You are completely isolated from the
    destructive attempts. The trade-off? You generally cannot receive
    attachments of pictures, files, or Web Page type mails; only text.
    Many folks find this alternative quite acceptable.

    The benefits? Many BBSes have sophisticated "spam traps" in place
    that dump the all-too-common garbage mail that swamps many people.
    You don't need a fast computer or high-speed internet connection in
    most cases. Many BBSes still maintain "dial-up" lines as well as
    "telnet" connections via the internet. The speed requirement is very
    low. With dial-up BBSes you don't even need a connection to the
    internet at all - no Internet Service Provider required. It's a
    completely different environment than the Web.

    Call or telnet into one of the systems listed here or at
    https://telnetbbsguide.com
    or
    http://www.dmine.com
    and
    http://www.usbbs.org [historical only-no longer active]

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