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Betty: >These things seem to be happening more on the music, CB, HSX, and >entertainment forums than in the technical ones. Hackers, bad behaviour, and just general anti-social behaviour has become rampant on the Net and as you noted in CB. <sigh> Part of the problem is the so-called "Blister Pack" accounts, where troublemakers can open a dozen or more free (for the first month) accounts, and get away with stuff. There are several known troublemakers whose monthly ejection totals are now numbering in the hundreds. Two things could be done to alleviate (to some extent) this sort of problem from existing here on CIS: stop handing out free accounts blindly (account accountability, if you would) and better awareness of the need for keeping one's password secure. As we keep reminding newbies on CB "Never EVER give your password or .ini file to ANYONE, regardless who they claim to be". If these things are done, the extent of the "troubles" would decline through sheer account attrition. Just my 2 cents (1.47 cents?) worth. Stuart