17 Nov
2000
17 Nov
'00
1:32 p.m.
Geoff Roberts wrote:
Why not have two bob each way? Would seem to me
possible to setup up
some sort of VPN via the net, so you
can dialin to your ISP and then tie in to RetroNet in some secure
manner, heck could even have an encrypted link or
something. Best of both worlds, and it makes it possible to have a
GLOBAL RetroNet, using the internet as BBS's used
It would have to be encrypted if you went with what I was talking about.
Part of the reason I've been thinking about this is to from a secure
private communications network. I don't actually have any use for such a
thing, I just don't like the idea of the government being able to snoop on
me whenever they want.
the phone network. Hey you VMS bigots, how bout some
Decnet over IP?
Endless possibilities.
Wait a minute.... Who you calling a VMS bigot! I seem to recall you're
pretty heavy into VMS!
Seriously I've been thinking about trying to get just that going. Starting
with my neighbor. I've got to be about the only person living in an
apartment complex that has VMS clusters in two different apartments!
Using VMS you'd have mail and DEC Notes at least. Plus it's possible to
setup dialup access. The question is, how secure is DECnet over IP? Can
you send it via an encrypted link? I've not read up on it yet.
Zane
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