Subj : Re: Internet transit alternat
To   : Brian Rogers
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Mon May 17 2021 04:37 pm

-=> On 05-15-21 20:28, Brian Rogers wrote to Kostie Muirhead <=-

 BR> To parallel amateur packet radio, CBers also do packet and I understand
 BR> a good number of them use my software to do so with. In many cases a

Depends on what part of the world you're in.  In Australia, packet over CB and
Radio over IP for CB are explicitly banned under the current CB class licence.
:(

 BR> license is NOT required. There's also the possibility of building a
 BR> private 802.11 network not connected to the internet as well.

True. :)

 BR> I'm currently a licensed radio operator so I could use packet.
 BR> Considering how little there's traffic on the packet BBS gating
 BR> fido<>packet actually might not be a bad idea.

Again, have to be a little careful here.  While third party traffic rules
aren't an issue (it's basically any TPT is permitted, unless explicitly
prohibited), there can be an issue with content.  This used to be an issue with
Winlink as well, which made it controversial, since Winlink can transmit
Internet originated traffic unattended.  I can't remember how the ACMA changed
the rules to allow this, without manual oversight.


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