Anyone else noticed all these BBS Networks are mostly bots now??

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Hello HusTler,

Anyone else noticed all these BBS Networks are mostly bots now??

That has been the case for a long time, even in fidonet to a degree.

There are still conversations to be had and content to enjoy.

Ttyl :-),
Al

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HusTler wrote to All <=-

Anyone else noticed all these BBS Networks are mostly bots now??

No. Doesn't seem that way to me. <SHRUG>



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On Tuesday, October 27th Gamgee muttered...

Anyone else noticed all these BBS Networks are mostly bots now??

Should be limited to specific nets


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BY: HusTler(21:4/10)

Anyone else noticed all these BBS Networks are mostly bots now??

such as monthly auto postings?


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Anyone else noticed all these BBS Networks are mostly bots now??

Not really. I'm not sure what you're ranting about here and in the general
sub about things being confusing.

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Anyone else noticed all these BBS Networks are mostly bots now??

Other than automated posting in bot echos (which seems like the same 10 things over and over), I don't see that many bots anymore, like the ones selling prescription drugs and get-rich schemes. But then again, I'm usually just hangin' around a few well-moderated ones, like this one.

I *did* see a bunch on GameNet when I first joined, but haven't been on that 'net for a while...

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NuSkooler wrote to Gamgee <=-

On Tuesday, October 27th Gamgee muttered...

Anyone else noticed all these BBS Networks are mostly bots now??

Should be limited to specific nets

Ummmm, no, I didn't mutter that.

The above was stated by "Hustler", and I replied to him in a
separate post. Not sure why you're replying to me with his quote.



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Twas Tuesday, October 27th when Gamgee said...

Ummmm, no, I didn't mutter that.
The above was stated by "Hustler", and I replied to him in a separate post. Not sure why you're replying to me with his quote.

Oops responded to wrong one. I'm sure you'll survive.


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Re: BBS Networks?
By: HusTler to All on Tue Oct 27 2020 17:47:49

Anyone else noticed all these BBS Networks are mostly bots now??

Not particularly.

Fidonet is full of dead echoes with monthly autoposts. Usenet-linked areas are often victims of spam. There's the occasional spam post from a web interface.

Maybe I'm not reading the same echoes as you, but most of what I see is that good old fashioned human-on-human action.

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Oops responded to wrong one. I'm sure you'll survive.

Replying to the wrong message? That's a paddlin'

Andrew

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things over and over), I don't see that many bots anymore, like the ones selling prescription drugs and get-rich schemes. But then again, I'm usually just hangin' around a few well-moderated ones, like this one.

I see the drug ones on Dove-net fairly often.... I think it might be because they are gated to fidonet. I can't imagine someone going thru the effort to advertise drugs on Dove-net directly. Although I do think half the people that post there are on something.... Ha!

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On 28 Oct 2020 at 01:00a, echicken pondered and said...

Maybe I'm not reading the same echoes as you, but most of what I see is that good old fashioned human-on-human action.

Which is 100% family wholesome ;-)

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On 27 Oct 2020 at 10:44p, Bob Roberts pondered and said...

I see the drug ones on Dove-net fairly often.... I think it might be because they are gated to fidonet. I can't imagine someone going thru

I see a bunch of drug ones on Usenet that are bombed into a bunch of
newsgroups and some slip across gateways into FTN networks. The gate I run at 21:1/10 has a ton of spam filtering in it but to be fair it's a bit like playing whack a mole.

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Apam wrote (2020-10-28):

BY: NuSkooler(21:1/121)

Oops responded to wrong one. I'm sure you'll survive.

Replying to the wrong message? That's a paddlin'

In the future we will have AI bots for that (scanning for improper behaviour and proper punishment)

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newsgroups and some slip across gateways into FTN networks. The gate I run at 21:1/10 has a ton of spam filtering in it but to be fair it's a bit like playing whack a mole.

Is there anything left from the usenet non-binary groups after your spam filter is done? :-)

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HusTler wrote to All <=-

Anyone else noticed all these BBS Networks are mostly bots now??

In this network, they are in the BOT area(s), but most of the other areas
are people.

That said, I am actually an AI robot. :)


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RE: Re: BBS Networks?
BY: Alpha(21:4/158)

On Wednesday,October 28, 2020 at 00:38, Alpha(21:4/158) wrote:

Anyone else noticed all these BBS Networks are mostly bots now??

Other than automated posting in bot echos (which seems like the same 10 things over and over), I don't see that many bots anymore, like the ones selling prescription drugs and get-rich schemes. But then again, I'm
usually just hangin' around a few well-moderated ones, like this one.

I *did* see a bunch on GameNet when I first joined, but haven't been on
that 'net for a while...

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In addition, Avon has gone done a great thing seperating BBS and network ads, from BOT functions (daily jokes, etc..) from Data (interBBS stuff) and network updates. The problem at the moment, hopefully temporary, is that the hubs are blasting the general section and Bot pages as they are switching to docker. I wish they could change to the network stats page for all of this, but it's a temporary thing.

-tG


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On 28 Oct 2020 at 10:37p, The Godfather pondered and said...

and network updates. The problem at the moment, hopefully temporary, is that the hubs are blasting the general section and Bot pages as they are switching to docker. I wish they could change to the network stats page for all of this, but it's a temporary thing.

I'm not sure I follow what this problem is re docker? Sorry.

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Bob wrote (2020-10-28):

Is there anything left from the usenet non-binary groups after your spam filter is done? :-)

Spam that hasn't been caught by the spam filter ... ;)

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On 28 Oct 2020 at 08:35a, Bob Roberts pondered and said...

Is there anything left from the usenet non-binary groups after your spam filter

is done? :-)

:) well some would say yes, others say more spam, the truth is out there somewhere... the stats echos will show you the volumes coming in to those newsgroups that are post spam filters

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