Subj : Join Networks
To   : Arelor
From : Ogg
Date : Mon Aug 29 2022 08:57:00

Hello Arelor!

** On Sunday 28.08.22 - 16:44, Arelor wrote to Ogg:

 A> In my opinoon, the RPG Literature echo in Fido gets its
 A> conversation flow mangled by Telegram posters. Telegram
 A> posters have this tendency to send many small messages in a
 A> row.

Sharon is a newbie, but she doesn't quite understand the  
concept of using R)eply, for one thing.  And FTNside has plenty  
its own single line or and even single word responses.   ;)

 A> Then there is the fact some people try to post Telegram
 A> messages with content that is not compatible with the
 A> regular Telnet platforms.

Like I said.. it's an entry point. When the connections/ 
relationships are established, it could be possible to  
introduce newbies to nntp apps or something.

Wrt not compatible, I see plenty of examples in FTN using ansi  
or esc-type sequences which doesn't bode well with other users.  
 ;)


 A> So while I agree Telegram gateways are a fun experiment,
 A> they are far from being a "good" entrypoint.

It *is* good. The alternatives are not working nearly as well;  
hard to set up, do not sync devices, etc.

Even if one uses the Telegram connection just to READ a message  
(sync'd across devices), that's far more handy than relying on  
a single device to *just* do echomail.

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