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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

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Barn Army Communications
Retro Action

In anticipation of the coming crackdown on Internet communication by enemy gummint, it struck me that the Barn Army would be well advised to have an alternative line of communication.  I'm thinking a retrograde bulletin board system based on Kermit, or somesuch.  Is there anyone out there with the expertise to advise on how this can be done? 
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9 comments:

  1. Anonymous1/6/09, 12:08 PM

    fidonet software loaded on old BBS servers.

    Go back to running fidonet points hanging off your local BBS.

    Fidonet/7 is still going strong in Russia, because it's free and not government controlled.

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  2. Rodger the Real King of France1/6/09, 12:28 PM

    I have a PC, can that be a Fidonet server? I need help on this one. I don't write programs, I use them.

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  3. B.......1/6/09, 2:33 PM

    Fidonet is too formal of a protocol. Take a look at Synchronet.

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  4. B.......1/6/09, 4:19 PM

    To get a feel for a BBS try this one: Diamond Mine Online BBS

    Do the following:

    Open a command prompt by left clicking start button then left click run...

    type in cmd

    left click OK

    In the command prompt window type in the following:

    telnet bbs.dmine.net

    Then press enter and you should be telnetted into Diamond Mine Online BBS.

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  5. Anonymous1/6/09, 6:32 PM

    If things get that bad, there wont be a phone service to modem over.

    Javert

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  6. Anonymous1/6/09, 6:49 PM

    Somebody go back and get a sh*tload'a stamps.
    (alt: pigeons)
    —DougM

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  7. Anonymous1/6/09, 9:34 PM

    Carrier pigeons?

    Semaphore?

    Smoke signals?

    Beating hell out of hollowed out trees?

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  8. Anonymous1/6/09, 9:54 PM

    Rodge:

    I program in perl andI have a nice little BB like Rantburg's o-club written in perl in two versions:

    One is for visitors who who not want to login seen hereand one version,much more secure from spam, where users must register ( once ), seen:
    here

    I can host it for you if you want.

    expedite at procyondata dot com or contact me at rantburg's o-club

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  9. Anonymous1/7/09, 12:34 AM

    Dang Rodger.... a revolution would be easier and more user friendly.

    Pamela

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