Subj : Re: backup network?
To   : Day Brown
From : Time Warrior
Date : Wed Feb 23 2005 11:14 pm

  To: Day Brown
  Re: Re: backup network?
  By: Day Brown to alt.bbs.internet on 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.

Unfortunately all of that would cost a rather large amount of money to 
impliment which far and few if any Sysop or Sysops have that kind of budget.

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