Subj : FTN to Telegram
To   : Tony Langdon
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Aug 17 2020 07:51 pm

Hello Tony!

** On Tuesday 18.08.20 - 08:36, Tony Langdon wrote to August Abolins:

 TL> I have big issues with the point systems like HotDogEd and
 TL> Aftershock. This is because I like the flexibility to be able to move
 TL> from device to device.

Telegram will give you consistency from device to device.


 TL> From what I've read, the Telegram gateway is pretty good at tracking
 TL> lastread pointers, making it far more compatible with my style of
 TL> operation.

Yes.. Telegram just resumes from the last message you left on your screen.  
 And a little bubble reports how many new/unviewed messages have appeared  
since then.  You just scroll down to catch up.


 TL> The only major downside is lack of offline access, which would be an
 TL> issue when I'm in more rural areas.  There's a lot of places not far
 TL> from here where there's no mobile coverage at all.

Telegram offers the API and code stuff: "The Telegram API and TDLib allow  
you to build your own customized Telegram clients."

Maybe someone can build a client that can gleen and store messages  
locally.

Meanwhile... maybe Stas' Fidogle@2:460/58 could be leveraged to provide  
the offline stash you need.  A couple of the available commands are:

%FromDate dd/mm/yyyy

  - search starting from the specified date inclusive.
  Same the format dd.mm.yyyy can be used. Optional parameter.


%TillDate dd/mm/yyyy

  - Searches up to and including the specified date.
  You can also use the dd.mm.yyyy format. Optional parameter.


Each match arrives as a separate netmail message.

THEN, if there is a way (I think it is turn off right now) to reply to one  
of them as a netmail to be gated into the Telegram group, you could  
construct your replies offline.


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