{"id":18,"date":"2005-11-18T12:10:21","date_gmt":"2005-11-18T17:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/?p=18"},"modified":"2016-06-14T08:21:46","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T13:21:46","slug":"vintage-bbs-validation-message-of-the-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/18\/vintage-bbs-validation-message-of-the-week-2","title":{"rendered":"Vintage BBS Validation Message of the Week (#2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Call The Cave, Punk!Here we go again! For an explanation of what a validation message is, check out last week’s episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No, I didn’t make any of these up.<\/p>\n

\nSubject: hello.
\nName: Milamber #141 @1
\nDate: Mon Nov 06 20:58:55 1995
\nRE: Validation Feedback<\/p>\n

Hello I am MILAMBER brother of SATURNIA. I bear the tourch of the lines now. I have inherited the golden crappy computer and I plan to use it for EVIL!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A subtle approach. I like it.<\/p>\n

And here’s the stunning continuation of the MAD MAX saga from last week:<\/p>\n

\nSubject: RED WOLF READ THIS!
\nName: Mad Max #115
\nDate: Wed Apr 05 15:53:11 1995
\nRE: Tried Chatting.<\/p>\n

Red Wolf,MAD MAX here.Are you ready to talk buisness?If you are this is how it works.When I am in “COMMAND”,I will still use “your” BBS number,except I take over!If you want,you can be my second in command if you like.That is all for now.One more thing,give me some E-mail. <\/p>\n

Sinerely,
\n (your future leader)
\n MAD MAX
\n\/
\ns\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“\/s” was the command used on a new line to end the message. Many people often messed it up on their first typing attempt but were too lazy to fix it, as in the example above.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for another exciting episode next week — same Bat Time, same Bat Channel!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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