Subj : Re: Packet BBS
To   : Alonzo
From : Dr. What
Date : Fri Oct 11 2024 07:28 am

-=> Alonzo wrote to All <=-

 Al> With the recent string of cataclysmic disasters hitting the USA lately
 Al> and the complete collapse of the Verizon network due to a cyber attack,
 Al> I have been thinking about how fragile the Internet is and how all BBS
 Al> activity could grind to a halt with little warning.

That's the natural progression of things.

By putting everything into "one basket", you reduce maintenance costs.  But
that also creates a single point of failure.  So when the failures occur, you
split everything back out again - to a certain point.

Of course, that works until some manager says "we should put everything into
one basket to save money (i.e. so I can get a bonus)".

Verizon is learning from their mistake and will correct it over time.

 Al> Packet BBS could be a great way to keep communities together in
 Al> times of disaster. My question is, do any of you have experience
 Al> with packet radio? If so, could you give me a few pointers? I
 Al> hardly know where to start, Thanks.

The best I can do is point to KA9Q.  I used this software back in the
pre-internet days over dial up.  It was an MS-DOS software package that was
originally intended to be used over packet radio for just what you want to do.

I would assume that it's descendants are out there and much easier to set up
and use than the 1987 version.


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