RE: the first response, I am disinclined to respond, however since I prefer to deal with this "argument" (which it is not):
My solution does NOT disable non-registered users, it merely limits them to be able to do less damage.
Sure, a registered user can do as much damage, but this system limits the power of one idiot, and in this electronic age, all it takes is 1....person to crack dvd encrypting....person to release a virus... Im not trying to be black and white here, I want to have a discussion, which my 2 previous emails lay the groundwork-for.
the simple fact IS that we are in continual presence of data decay.
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On Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 07:33:18PM -0700, Hunter Peress wrote:
RE: the first response, I am disinclined to respond, however since I prefer to deal with this "argument" (which it is not):
My solution does NOT disable non-registered users, it merely limits them to be able to do less damage.
You are limiting their ability to do positive things much more than their ability to inflict damage.
There has never been any problem with anons.
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