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 Message 7965 
 Daryl Stout to Sean Dennis 
 Re: Ward 
 11 Jan 22 22:39:00 
 
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Sean,

 SD> A 'twit filter' is a program that scans your message bases and removes
 SD> messages to or from a person listed in a configuration file for the
 SD> filter. One program is TWITKILL for Squish.

  GT Power had a utility called SPOTKILL -- where you could tell the system
to delete messages to or from an individual, change the alias to a real name
(if known), or mark the message to stay local, and not echo out. Even though
I no longer run GT Power, I still have a majority of their utilities online.

  Unlike FIDONet, the GT Power Network (especially in its heyday) would
have echo sponsors/moderators, like other message networks. But, the way
GT Power was set up, all messages would go to the sponsor/host system
first for moderator approval. If approved, they would be allowed to echo
out to the rest of the network, and to all systems that carried it. 
Otherwise, the only system where the message would be shown was where
the message originated...as the moderator would've likely zapped it.

  With FIDONet and other FTN (and also QWK Networks), any number of systems
may see the message before it gets to where the moderator is. They may be
able to implement "a feed cut", but unfortunately, these "twits" usually
try to get a workaround.

Daryl

... I tried an internal modem, but it hurt when I walked.
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