Author: Pete Galati
Date: 10:56:06 01/24/00
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On January 24, 2000 at 12:12:02, Alvaro Polo wrote: >For Steve. > >Perhaps it could be better if the board asked for a password when someone wants >to post, but not when someone wants to read. This could be a good idea because: > >a) allows peole to read before deciding that they want to be members (ie. >minimizes lost membership because someone can decide not to become a member of >something that he cannot see beforehand) > >b) makes life easier for regular members, since most of the time we dont post >and so we don't need to type the username and password, which is a little bit >inconvenient (at least it is in my Netscape Navigator, perhaps other browsers >cache the name and password, I dont know) > >Alvaro One posible downside of that idea though is that allot of the time posts get copied and pasted into usenet with questionable intent, but actually those are usually a matter of Sean having come here (again) and signed up with another of his names, and posted, and then copied his own post to usenet in an attempt to make it look to usenet users that something that _he_ posted here was a big discusion at CCC. So it does open the doors to all sorts of things that _could_ happen, but I'm not sure if any harm is done. But I don't understand what you would gain by this. Pete
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