Subj : FTN to Telegram
To   : Pasquale Monti
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Aug 02 2020 02:15 am

Hello Pasquale!

** On Wednesday 29.07.20 - 23:32, Pasquale Monti wrote to All:

 PM> I believe that a way for the future of FIDONET to follow could be a
 PM> geteway to telegram. Has no one ever thought about developing it?

 PM> Young people use Telegram as we (al least I) used FIDONET, having a
 PM> gateway could open new opportunities to the movement FIDONET!

 PM> What do you think aout it?

Do you mean something that will post echomail messages to equivalent  
subgroups in a Telegram account and visa versa?  Who controls the said  
Telegram account? What happens to the main account when someone chooses to  
nolonger maintain it or dies?  It sounds like Telegram is centralized and  
not a good model for fidonet to work with.

Also, wouldn't the Telegram version be akin to some of the existing  
fidonet discussion groups on Facebook?  I don't see the efficacy of having  
a fidonet group on Facebook.  I found one group, purportedly around 1000  
members.  It just looks like a weak attempt to have a "club" for fidonet  
sysops or ex members.

At best, places like Facebook and Telegram sound more like fan-pages.   
And, they are a completely alternative environment from the existing FTN  
method of doing things.

HOWEVER, if you think there is potential to disseminate interest about FTN  
+ bbses + bbsing amongst your Telegram pals.. go for it, and send some  
people here!  <g>


  ../|ug

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