Subj : Re: through the "???"
To   : Charles Pierson
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Wed Dec 16 2020 04:00 pm

Hi Charles,

On 2020-12-16 14:42:41, you wrote to me:

Wv>>  CP> I don't know if I've ever accessed Fido via newsgroups outside
Wv>> of
Wv>>  CP> BBSes using JAMNNTP or similar.
Wv>>
Wv>> Then you would also need to login to your account on the BBS.

CP> Yes you would. And your messages reflect the Origin node off the BBS,
CP> correct?

It would reflect the gating nodes origin on the fidonet side.

Wv>>  CP> But if it's through a regular Newsgroup provider, do those
Wv>> messages
Wv>>  CP> have a distinct node or are they linked to an existing BBS in
Wv>> some
Wv>>  CP> other manner?
Wv>>
Wv>> I was thinking about the regular newsgroups, that are sometimes gated
Wv>> to and from fidonet. (The CBM area is one example)

CP> So do those messages reflect a unique Node or the node of the system
CP> they transfer through?

Same answer.

Wv>>  CP> But my point was actually more to Augusts remarks than yours.
Wv>> 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>>

CP> It's possible. I don't know anymore.

CP> It's a method of communicating with Fidonet message areas. I'll leave it at
CP> that.

Which could be summarized as "gating". ;)

Bye, Wilfred.

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