Subj : BBSing opportunties
To   : Avon
From : Oli
Date : Wed Dec 22 2021 10:31 am

Avon wrote (2021-12-21):

 A> I agree we may have far greater concerns but as for trading silly
 A> banter... if the poop hit the fan, having a means of getting helpful /
 A> serious communications between parties within or between countries would
 A> surely be welcomed by folks otherwise cut off.

 A> Hopefully FTN can play a part in that. The store to forward bit is still
 A> just as robust,

I thought we are going to replace the robust part with a totally centralized system called the "infrastructure".

 A> it's the how to forward bit that is my worry.

What threats do you worry about? Why would internet connectivity go down? Unreliable ISP? Cyber war? World wide catastrophe? Authoritarian regime that can shut down the (national) internet or a Great Firewall?

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