Dale Shipp wrote in a message to Thom Lacosta:

 -=> On 09-22-04  06:28,  Thom Lacosta <=-
 -=> spoke to Dale Shipp about Zone 7 <=-

 TL> Could a moderator request that his/her echo be gated outside of
 TL> Fidonet AND would the echo distribution system(s) actually carry
 TL> traffic that was  generated outside of Fidonet and gated into that
 TL> echo? 

 DS>    I believe that happens now, and that there are some echos which
 DS> gate    an internet usenet group into a fidonet echo.

Yes, I've seen many of those listed in the echolist.

 TL> I suppose the sticking point is the distribution
 TL> system(s)...if it(they) say no, then the moderator would be 
 TL> forced to find an alternate distribution system.

 DS>   The gated messages would most likely show an origin line of the
 DS> BBS   who is doing the gate, and so the distribution system would
 DS> not even   notice.

Makes sense, the origin line.  I wouldn't bet that the didtribution system
might not notice....some of them are quite observant.


cya,
thom
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