Also is easy for spam :(
But now that I think, fidonet would also be easy for spam. Or (about my first
idea) attacker could make many mails with huge attachments to destroy
efficiency.
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Jerzy Łogiewa -- jerz...@interia.eu
On Jan 6, 2013, at 10:57 PM, Rich Kulawiec wrote:
I'll second this.
On 01/27/2013 04:48 PM, Jerzy Łogiewa wrote:
Who have tried SplinterNet? It sounds like very strong activist tool and
maybe works like as described.
Unfortunately, it hasn't been touched in a year. Not a good sign.
I think the idea is sound (using personal/local area network
communications to
Hi,
But now that I think, fidonet would also be easy for spam. Or (about
my first idea) attacker could make many mails with huge attachments
to destroy efficiency.
I don't know SplinterNet - but good old FIDO was not spam-ridden. You
had to have BBS access to post to groups or send PMs - and
: Sunday, January 06, 2013 4:57 PM
To: liberationtech
Subject: Re: [liberationtech] Modern FIDONET for net disable countries?
On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 01:21:38PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote:
That's a rather intriguing concept, though I might look at starting
from UUCP NNTP, or perhaps BITNET
On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 01:21:38PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote:
That's a rather intriguing concept, though I might look at starting
from UUCP NNTP, or perhaps BITNET, rather than the FIDO model -
the software is a bit more mature, and UUCP at least is still
supported. Mobile devices could
Hi
Just to add to the data and conversation, we (Citizen Lab as part of our
contribution to the ONI Project)
did a few recent updates to our reports on Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Burma. These
reports and the results are presented here:
At HOPE this summer I talked a bit about a wireless mesh concept that
would allow people to communicate without internet access or phone access.
The real problem with a BBS is that it's trivial to take down. In most
countries, one call to the phone company can suspend a phone number
'pending
..on Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 09:38:08AM -0500, Griffin Boyce wrote:
At HOPE this summer I talked a bit about a wireless mesh concept that
would allow people to communicate without internet access or phone access.
The real problem with a BBS is that it's trivial to take down. In most
FIDONET for net disable countries?
..on Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 09:38:08AM -0500, Griffin Boyce wrote:
At HOPE this summer I talked a bit about a wireless mesh concept
that would allow people to communicate without internet access or phone
access.
The real problem with a BBS is that it's
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On 12/31/2012 09:38 AM, Griffin Boyce wrote:
At HOPE this summer I talked a bit about a wireless mesh concept
that would allow people to communicate without internet access or
phone access. The real problem with a BBS is that it's trivial to
take
I some other Telecomix agents have discussed using a local Usenet (NNTP)
for exactly this purpose a few times since Tahrir. Run it off a liveCD +
adhoc wifi or OpenWRT, with web gateway interface (so random users can
participate without needing to install software). Long distance backhaul by
] On Behalf Of Peter Fein
Sent: 30 December 2012 22.09
To: liberationtech
Subject: Re: [liberationtech] Modern FIDONET for net disable countries?
I should add that I've heard FIDONET is still used in some highly censored SE
Asia countries for this purpose (Myanmar IIRC) - laptops on the back
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On 12/27/2012 11:54 AM, Jerzy Łogiewa wrote:
I wonder, is some FIDONET type service existing for countries where
all telecom is disabled? Kind of sneakernet for large packets of
messages to
be delivered.
There are a couple of projects like that
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