Subj : Re: backup network?
To   : alt.bbs.internet
From : Day Brown
Date : Wed Feb 23 2005 08:51 pm

David Bobo wrote:
> Agreed - so much of business relies on the Internet that it will be in
> operation, unless as you say, life ceases to exist as we know it.
> Any backup plan would require some means of communication - whether that's
> POTS dial-up lines (hello Fidonet!) or some sort of packet radio.  If the
> Internet is down, it's pretty much a given that dial-up will also be down.
> I think packet radio exists today, though I haven't heard much of it since
> the mid-80s.  Ham radio networks exist - that might be your best avenue.
The net could go down in a region. HAM/BBS links would be useful in
quakes, hurricanes, powergrid failure and possibly some kind of WMD. But
this is all moot unless any of the BBS nets have any backup plans.

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