22 Dec
2009
22 Dec
'09
7:36 a.m.
On Mon, 21 Dec 2009, Chuck Guzis wrote:
You're assuming a connection to the internet.
That's not always
available--indeed, the particular application I'm thinking of isn't
capable of networking at all--not even RS232C. Nor can the device
support a browser or even ftp--memory is very limited.
Well, you haven't exactly told us all the requirements ahead of time.
So sounds like what you want is an EEPROM or other ROM equivalent, to be
distributed via sneakernet.
And, 20 years from now, who will still have the email?
Well, I for one would. :) I've emails going back many years across many
systems. If you want to keep it you can.
Will the url
still point to anything meaningful?
That's upto whomever manages the server/domain. If you own the domain
name and control the server, you can maintain it until hell freezes over.
Or not.
I have handwritten notes in my
files from people who have long departed this vale of tears. Where
will similar URLs be?
wiseass answer: archive.org? :-) All depends on what the goals are.
Some things are better left to expire, others are well worth saving.
Depends on what it is, who it is that decide and when they decide. I've
thrown things out many years ago that I sometimes now wish I still had.
It does happen.
What a horrible situation for archivists and
historians!
So, what is this thing you're trying to build? You've got my curiosity
up. :-)