On article about HF email in Africa is at http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6299. I remembered it but not the details so Google "africa hf email". There are some other search results you might want to read.
- 73 - Rud Merriam K5RUD ARES AEC Montgomery County, TX http://TheHamNetwork.net > -----Original Message----- > From: Kristoff Bonne [mailto:kristoff.bo...@skypro.be] > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 2:52 PM > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Question about mail servers on HF > > > Hi All, > > > Russell Blair schreef: > > We'er going out in the RV for about two weeks, and would > like to check > > my mail on yahoo.com: Question is there nay mail servers on > the HF that I can check into and get my mail, and what > program would I need for this to happen, any help ? > > > You know. I once saw a TV-documentory on this, and more > particular on communication and life for people living on the > small poor islands-nations of the pacific ocean. > > They used some kind of HF-radio based system to sent messages > from "post-offices" located on certain islands to other > Islands. I never found what system they where actually using. > All information I found on the net is either aimed at hams or > emergency communications, or for > (rich) owners of yachts. > > Does anybody know if these systems are used by "PTT"s in the world? > > > > BTW. According the documantory, the main problem for these > island-nations was not really the technology and equipement, > but find a good secure electricity-system which -by > preference- is not dependent on (to be imported, so very > expensive) petroleum. > > > Cheerio! Kr. Bonne. > > -- > jabber/gtalk: krist...@krbonne.net > >
