Subj : Can I ask, is the bot software available for me to test out here?
To   : August Abolins
From : Brother Rabbit
Date : Fri May 07 2021 16:27:58

Hi, August!

06 май 21 18:22, August Abolins -> John Dovey:

 JD>> So, in theory, If the concept of the robot was taken
 JD>> further, then each BBS could implement the gateway, and
 JD>> have their local BBS user ID <-linked -> Telegram number,
 JD>> so addresses could be figured out programmaticly at the BBS
 JD>> and gated accordingly.

 AA> That sounds about right, I think.

No. It is wrong. It is an unique ID in Telegram.

 AA> No. Stas implemented the "register" process to steer people to
 AA> the features of %userprofile (ie, %help, %list, etc).  Once a
 AA> user talks to @Fido2telegram bot and optionally designs a
 AA> signature, a welcome message, etc, the bridge from Telegram-to-
 AA> Fido opens.

This is done so that random people and just hooligans cannot write in Fido. Everything is like a regular BBS.

Have nice nights.
       Brother Rabbit.

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