Subj : Re: through the "???"
To   : Charles Pierson
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Wed Dec 16 2020 16:00:15

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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