In a message dated 09-04-15, Ed Vance said to mark lewis:   
      
   GM Ed,   
      
    EV> O.K., so a point is a user who logs on as any other users do.   
      
    ml> no... point systems do not ever log in to a BBS... they use a   
    ml> FTN mailer and exchange mail just like other FTN BBSes...   
      
   Actually all my points log in by copper line using a point program like   
   FrontDoor APX. If that is a FTN mailer, so be it, but the login is by   
   phone line.   
      
    ml> tradeoff of sorts... a node operator does not have to run a BBS   
    ml> software package to support point systems so there's less   
    ml> resource demand on their system...   
      
   For the point to be able to send Fido netmail the boss node must be   
   listed in the Fido NODELIST.   
      
   The point may be allowed to write/send netmail by a security setting   
   that allows him to do it directly while connected to the boss node but   
   that is awkward in my opinion.   
      
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