BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: DIRECT netmail
De:       ogg
Data:     Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:40:47 -0500
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 DC>  og> By that logic, I could just open the door to your house and walk right
 DC>  og> in unannounced/uninvited.
 DC> 
 DC> No, not the same thing at all.
 DC> 
 DC>  Wv> No it's like having a postbox infront of your house where anyone can p
 DC>  Wv> mail in, instead of a locked box where only the postman and you have a
 DC>  Wv> key.
 DC> 
 DC>  og> We apparently have a difference of opinion. I will respect your right
 DC>  og> to have your opinion if you reciprocate.
 DC> 
 DC> Except that he's right and it's *NOT* a matter of opinion.  It's just 
 DC> simple, factual knowledge of how an FTN works.  Argue if you want to, 
 DC> but you're wrong.  
 DC> 
So I should let someone at anytime send me a packet? What do I do with it then?  I'm not a hub, I'm a node.  I send my packets to my hub where we've agreed upon certain credentials.  He then forwards them.  I don't have the software (that I'm aware of) to do that.  I could manually open the packet, read the destination, then forward it.  How else is it done?  I'm more than willing to learn. But then why have hubs?

Scott

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