Subj : Re: ::: NEWS ::: Telegram-based BBS Echos
To   : August Abolins
From : Nigel Reed
Date : Mon Nov 23 2020 07:00:28

August wrote:
> Hello Nigel!
> 
> ** On Saturday 21.11.20 - 22:20, Nigel Reed wrote to Charles Pierson:
> 
>  >> It's the same with Telegram. You have to have an
>  >> authenticated Telegram account in order to join any of the
>  >> group chats to be able to read or write.
> 
>  NR> And therein lies the difference. It's a telgram account.
>  NR> It's not an access method controlled by any BBS on
>  NR> Fidonet. What if the person causes problems such as
>  NR> posting junk or spam? How are they removed or forbidden
>  NR> from posting?
> 
> I invite you to hop on over to FIDONET.TELEGRAM echo where  
> people can answer specific questions like that.

Is TELEGRAM an official echo on the backbone? Neither hub I use have it.

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