Subj : Can I ask, is the bot software available for me to test out here?
To   : August Abolins
From : John Dovey
Date : Fri May 07 2021 02:14:16

Glad to see you, August!

 AA> Hello John Dovey!
 AA> 
 AA> ** On Friday 07.05.21 - 00:28, John Dovey wrote to August Abolins:
 AA> 
 JD>> Let me see if I understand this correctly. The TGUID is an
 JD>> automated user created on the BBS hosting the robot?
 AA> 
 AA> Stas would clearly be the best person to answer.. hope he jumps  
 AA> in.
 AA> 
 AA> But I *do* know that the TGUID is actually the id that the  
 AA> Telegram system creates to identify you.  Stat's bot simply  
 AA> leverages it to help redirect incoming netmail to the correct  
 AA> Telegram user.
 AA> 
 JD>> So, in theory, If the concept of the robot was taken
 JD>> further, then each BBS could implement the gateway, and
 JD>> have their local BBS user ID <-linked -> Telegram number,
 JD>> so addresses could be figured out programmaticly at the BBS
 JD>> and gated accordingly.
 AA> 
 AA> That sounds about right, I think.
 AA> 
 JD>> The way it is now, this is running on a test basis, so we
 JD>> have to use the bot (%userinfo) to register our information
 JD>> which essentially creates a new user account on 2:460/256?
 AA> 
 AA> No. Stas implemented the "register" process to steer people to  
 AA> the features of %userprofile (ie, %help, %list, etc).  Once a  
 AA> user talks to @Fido2telegram bot and optionally designs a  
 AA> signature, a welcome message, etc, the bridge from Telegram-to- 
 AA> Fido opens.
 AA> 
 JD>> With a roll out of the gateway software, I would install it
 JD>> so that my users would be able to get gated telegram
 JD>> messages at <local user number>@4:920/1 ?
 AA> 
 AA> Are you referring to netmail?  The <tguid>@4:920/1 would be  
 AA> something your gateway software implementation would use to  
 AA> steer any netmail to the correct Telegram user.  Otherwise, the  
 AA> tguid is probably not used when Telegram users have simply  
 AA> "joined" the group that is linked with an echo.
 AA> 
 JD>> Does that about describe it?
 AA> 
 AA> Perhaps Stas (@BroRabbit) can correct me if necessary and  
 AA> elaborate on anything else.
 AA> 
 AA> --
 AA>   ../|ug

Thanks August

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