Subj : Re: FTA-1000 FTSC Charter Revisions
To   : Dan Clough
From : Nick Andre
Date : Mon Nov 28 2022 17:54:18

On 28 Nov 22  16:08:00, Dan Clough said the following to Nick Andre:

DC> Okay, that makes sense to me.  One thing that I have noticed lately in 
DC> Fido is "mobile" access to echos, with software such as Telegram and 
DC> Aftershock, which seems quite "trendy" to me.  I'll withhold my opinion 
DC> of such for an appropriate forum.

I should of clarified... trendy as in, a Fido tech thing that benefits the
internal workings of the network. Something that many Sysops worldwide 
accepted as solving a problem that was worth documenting as a standard.

Moving packets with a protocol like BinKD as opposed to dialup or the 
freaking mess that was TransX emails, FTP etc.... BinkD was tech that had a 
significant contribution to improving mail flow.

But Telegram.... mehhhhh... I dunno. I know some people like it but it comes
across as being one persons pet project. One person's board goes down and the
gating stops. Its not really a protocol, it comes across more as a gateway by 
one single person. There are many Sysops who don't really see that benefit.

Nick

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