Subj : what the REPLYTO kludge is good for
To   : Martin Foster
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Jan 03 2021 09:19:00

Hello Martin!

** On Sunday 03.01.21 - 11:16, Martin Foster wrote to Oli:

 O>> I still don't understand what the REPLYTO kludge is good for
 O>> in this case.

 MF> It's used for netmail replies to echomail messages
 MF> originating on the Telegram side of the gateway.

Perhaps we can reserve the term gateway to systems that are truly  
insecure like usenet.  The Telegram solution that Stas has built  
is limited to itself; the general public cannot access those  
messages unless specifically participating as "known" users.  
Unlike usenet, it is not possible to be a lurker as you can be in  
fidonet or usenet.

Carol's analogy of the Telegram "system" as an OLR solution is  
better.  No one thinks of OLR's as gateways. ;)




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