13 Jun
2001
13 Jun
'01
7:53 p.m.
I think what I was thinking of was a way to DIRECTLY
get mail, news and
files ON TO antique machines without having to use newer machines as an
intermediary.
Sure... Retro-net news... Cnews or Bnews (or Waffle).
We could lose all the spam and idiots with multilevel marketing schemes
and porno.
In other words, a UUCP network of vintage machines all talking to each
other. Of course, there are SOME isps who still support UUCP but the
number is rapidly decreasing. Probably 99% of ISP folks would say,
"UU whatzit? You mean UUnet? Weren't they bought by WorldCom and
MCI? You want a T1? We can sell you a T1!"
Tell me about it... My local ISP founded by some AT&T types
didn't want to deal with it... I was hoping to keep the uucp
connectivity to the house up. But the mapping project was dead and when
I left Fort Monmouth my uucp connectivity was too.
I'm reasonably certain you can run UUCP not only
on about anything
that has a hard disk but even some things that don't.
It also has the advantage of being a) VERY well tested software and
b) not under the control of any monolithic organization.
Anthony Clifton
Des Moines, Iowa
Count me in.
Let's reopen the uucp mapping project and establish new connectivity!
Bill
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