Hi Brian
Currently a bug in linfbb as using the gateway is not using the user callsign. It is using the FBB NNS callsign in error. Working correctly when gatewaying via pactor.
The Gateway facility allows the user to connect out on to the local netrom, Radio ports if the radio ports configured in the fbb port.sys. Been used that way for years, Here. Has recently been raised on the Linfbb list 73 de Paul G4apl In message 1422721941.11017.12.camel@n1uro.ampr.org, Brian n1uro@n1uro.ampr.org writes
What Rob was saying, however, is that many run both FBB and JNOS together. If you were running FBB with the gateway feature on so that say I could use it to get from your FBB to your JNOS, I would appear at your JNOS as YOU not as ME. So, if I connected into your JNOS, I would (via your callsign) have the sysop flag set, and if I had any possible clue what your password may be I could try that and gain full access to your box.
The "gateway" feature in FBB is something the sysop can flag on|off on FBB. I believe the initial design of this feature was for the sysop to manually test his/her forwarding script before etching the path into stone.