Re: Fidonet Reference Library(FSC's)
  By: Oli to Carol Shenkenberger on Fri Jan 08 2021 07:54 pm

 > Oli wrote (2021-01-07):
 > 
 >  CS> Carol wrote (2021-01-06):
 > 
 >  >> All I really know about TELEGRAM is it works and I have all the same
 >  >> moderator controls as expected.  Including to remove a user if they
 >  >> prove problematic (which none have been).  To me, it's a unique OLR
 >  >> type setup. Not really different from using Bluewave etc. on the end
 >  >> seen from others.
 > 
 > and it's also completely different from an offline reader, which doesn't
 > involve big commercial third party messaging services with a privacy policy
 > that the user hasn't agreed to.
 > 

Functionally it is not a BBS, but a way to read messages.  It just uses a
smartphone or tablet type device for it.  As to the 'privacy policy' that is on
the users to keep the data internal to the TELEGRAM delivery only.  IE: no
porting to others or news-servers etc allowed.  No public facing web page
portals allowed.

It becomes in essense an 'APP' on a smartphone and has good potential to reach
a wider audience.

Why do you fear it?  Or do I misunderstand you?

To me, it's just a modern tech of the 2020's that operates in a point-to-point
delivery mode that functionall is a way to 'Offline Read' BBS messages in those
echos available and respond to what is essentially a 'Boss Node' on Fidonet who
then promulgates it to the rest of us.  Harmless.

  xxcarol
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