Subj : Re: through the "???"
To : Wilfred van Velzen
From : Charles Pierson
Date : Wed Dec 16 2020 02:42 pm
On 16 Dec 2020, Wilfred van Velzen said the following...
Wv> Hi Charles,
Wv>
Wv> On 2020-12-16 13:33:50, you wrote to me:
Wv>
Wv> Wv>> CP> The difference being that with the Telegram BBS, the users and
Wv> Wv>> their
Wv> Wv>> CP> messages have a distinct node seperate from Stas's BBS.
Wv> Wv>>
Wv> Wv>> CP> You aren't creating an account on Stas's BBS. You are creating
Wv> Wv>> acc
Wv> Wv>> CP> on Telegram. Stas's BBS acts as a Hub or Feed for the Telegram
Wv> Wv>> BBS.
Wv> Wv>>
Wv> Wv>> Newsgroup users would have an account at their ISP and/or newsgroup
Wv> Wv>> provider.
Wv>
Wv> CP> I don't know if I've ever accessed Fido via newsgroups outside of
Wv> CP> BBSes using JAMNNTP or similar.
Wv>
Wv> Then you would also need to login to your account on the BBS.
Wv>
Yes you would. And your messages reflect the Origin node off the BBS, correct?
Wv> CP> But if it's through a regular Newsgroup provider, do those messages
Wv> CP> have a distinct node or are they linked to an existing BBS in some
Wv> CP> other manner?
Wv>
Wv> I was thinking about the regular newsgroups, that are sometimes gated to
Wv> and from fidonet. (The CBM area is one example)
Wv>
So do those messages reflect a unique Node or the node of the system they
transfer through?
Wv> CP> But my point was actually more to Augusts remarks than yours. Telegra
Wv> CP> groups as they are as a whole is more like a BBS than a mirror.
Wv>
Wv> I still think that naming it gating covers it better than calling it a
Wv> telgram BBS. ;)
Wv>
It's possible. I don't know anymore.
It's a method of communicating with Fidonet message areas. I'll leave it at
that.
