Can Back To My Mac access someone else's machine?

can I ONLY access computers I own and have registered with my own .mac sync using Back To My Mac?
let's say my father is at my house, and his computer is on at home, and he wants to be able to access his computer from my home computer for a moment, can he do that using Back To My Mac feature?
if so, how?

No, Back To My Mac only works with machines you have registered to your .Mac account.

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