Subj : Re: about Fido2telebot
To   : August Abolins
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Mon Aug 24 2020 07:18 pm

-=> On 08-23-20 13:32, August Abolins wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 AA> WRT gated netmail, it turns out that the Fido2telebot bot waited
 AA> a little while until you figured out that you needed to open a
 AA> chat with it.  That seems to be only slightly inconvenient.

Yeah, only mildly so.

 AA> But if both parties have Telegram accounts, there is not much
 AA> point in gating netmail.

Assuming you are connected on Telegram! :D

 AA> However, if a Fido-only user were to want to reach a telegram-
 AA> only user, then they would have at least one public message in
 AA> the echo to give the Telegram recipient a heads up.

Yep

 AA> WRT groups, the private type (invitation only) on Telegram is
 AA> best for gating purposes. Sysops wouldn't want an influx of
 AA> anonymous posts.

Agree, that's the best option.

 AA> Personally, I am liking this outreach thru Telegram. Even the
 AA> portable desktop version of Telegram is handy to take along for
 AA> use on any pc and still get a modest sense of messages pouring in
 AA> - and not have to worry about installing full fido software or
 AA> configuring nntp just to poke around a few echos.

It's also quite usable from a phone, so an option that can actually be used on
mobile devices.  This definitely hads potential.


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