Re: DIRECT netmail

Dan Clough <[email protected]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:00:01 -0500
Newsgroups alt.bbs.mystic
Organization Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate
Message-ID <[email protected]>
-=> ogg wrote to Wilfred van Velzen <=-

 Wv>  og> as I don't accept unsecured mail.

 Wv> Then why are you in the nodelist? You should be a point, if other nodes
 Wv> can't send you crashmails, you don't need a public node number.

 og> By that logic, I could just open the door to your house and walk right
 og> in unannounced/uninvited.

No, not the same thing at all.

 Wv> No it's like having a postbox infront of your house where anyone can put
 Wv> mail in, instead of a locked box where only the postman and you have a
 Wv> key.

 og> We apparently have a difference of opinion. I will respect your right
 og> to have your opinion if you reciprocate.

Except that he's right and it's *NOT* a matter of opinion.  It's just
simple, factual knowledge of how an FTN works.  Argue if you want to,
but you're wrong.  <SHRUG>




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