Subj : PVT messages Fido->Telegram
To   : Stas Mishchenkov
From : August Abolins
Date : Wed Aug 19 2020 09:21 am

Hello Stas!

** On Wednesday 19.08.20 - 13:13, Stas Mishchenkov wrote to August Abolins:

AA>> ...and if we just use the NAME it will look up and compare
AA>> it for a matching (authorized) TGUZERID user?

SM> Not certainly in that way. Each user has a unique ID in
SM> Telegram. Yes, the gate can match it with the username, but
SM> it is not correct to identify ID by the name, since the name
SM> may not be unique, and the @username may be completely
SM> absent.

Good thinking.  I realized that when I adjusted my name on
Telegram to match what I use here.  So.. if the name can change,
the netmail->telegram message by name could end up nowhere.


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