Subj : Re: through the "???"
To   : Charles Pierson
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Wed Dec 16 2020 03:18 pm

Hi Charles,

On 2020-12-16 13:33:50, you wrote to me:

Wv>>  CP> The difference being that with the Telegram BBS, the users and
Wv>> their
Wv>>  CP> messages have a distinct node seperate from Stas's BBS.
Wv>>
Wv>>  CP> You aren't creating an account on Stas's BBS. You are creating an
Wv>> acc
Wv>>  CP> on Telegram. Stas's BBS acts as a Hub or Feed for the Telegram
Wv>> BBS.
Wv>>
Wv>> Newsgroup users would have an account at their ISP and/or newsgroup
Wv>> provider.

CP> I don't know if I've ever accessed Fido via newsgroups outside of
CP> BBSes using JAMNNTP or similar.

Then you would also need to login to your account on the BBS.

CP> But if it's through a regular Newsgroup provider, do those messages
CP> have a distinct node or are they linked to an existing BBS in some
CP> other manner?

I was thinking about the regular newsgroups, that are sometimes gated to and from fidonet. (The CBM area is one example)

CP> But my point was actually more to Augusts remarks than yours. Telegram
CP> groups as they are as a whole is more like a BBS than a mirror.

I still think that naming it gating covers it better than calling it a telgram BBS. ;)


Bye, Wilfred.

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