TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A46   
   MSGID: 1:153/757.26 dbbce8f8   
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   On 16 Dec 2020, Wilfred van Velzen said the following...   
       
    Wv> Hi Charles,   
    Wv>    
    Wv> On 2020-12-16 13:33:50, you wrote to me:   
    Wv>    
    Wv>  Wv>>  CP> The difference being that with the Telegram BBS, the users and   
    Wv>  Wv>> their   
    Wv>  Wv>>  CP> messages have a distinct node seperate from Stas's BBS.   
    Wv>  Wv>>   
    Wv>  Wv>>  CP> You aren't creating an account on Stas's BBS. You are creating    
    Wv>  Wv>> acc   
    Wv>  Wv>>  CP> on Telegram. Stas's BBS acts as a Hub or Feed for the Telegram   
    Wv>  Wv>> BBS.   
    Wv>  Wv>>   
    Wv>  Wv>> Newsgroup users would have an account at their ISP and/or newsgroup   
    Wv>  Wv>> provider.   
    Wv>    
    Wv>  CP> I don't know if I've ever accessed Fido via newsgroups outside of   
    Wv>  CP> BBSes using JAMNNTP or similar.   
    Wv>    
    Wv> Then you would also need to login to your account on the BBS.   
    Wv>    
      
   Yes you would. And your messages reflect the Origin node off the BBS, correct?   
    Wv>  CP> But if it's through a regular Newsgroup provider, do those messages   
    Wv>  CP> have a distinct node or are they linked to an existing BBS in some   
    Wv>  CP> other manner?   
    Wv>    
    Wv> I was thinking about the regular newsgroups, that are sometimes gated to   
    Wv> and from fidonet. (The CBM area is one example)   
    Wv>    
      
   So do those messages reflect a unique Node or the node of the system they   
   transfer through?   
    Wv>  CP> But my point was actually more to Augusts remarks than yours. Telegra   
    Wv>  CP> groups as they are as a whole is more like a BBS than a mirror.   
    Wv>    
    Wv> I still think that naming it gating covers it better than calling it a   
    Wv> telgram BBS. ;)   
    Wv>    
       
   It's possible. I don't know anymore.    
      
   It's a method of communicating with Fidonet message areas. I'll leave it at   
   that.   
      
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