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- From: bill@wabwrld.UUCP (Bill Berbenich)
- Newsgroups: alt.bbs
- Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
- Message-ID: <g06qoB5w165w@wabwrld.UUCP>
- Date: 31 Jul 92 01:35:15 GMT
- References: <pdmmxsk.wally@netcom.com>
- Distribution: usa
- Organization: Shaque d'Amour
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- wally@netcom.com (Wally Schwarz) writes:
-
- > If I were under-aged and I wanted access to stuff like that, what would it
- > take to borrow your older insert-your-favorite-word id's (brother, friend,
- > etc) and send that in as "proof".
- >
- > No, the only true way to verify the age is for you to see the person face
- > to face and see a photo id at the same time. How many users are willing to
- > do that on a bbs?
-
- A good way to "be sure" is to get a notarized statement from the
- prospective user. It isn't fool-proof, but I believe a SysOp's butt
- would be covered in such a case. Then again, I am not a lawyer.
-
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