I & some other Telecomix agents have discussed using a local Usenet (NNTP) for exactly this purpose a few times since Tahrir. Run it off a liveCD + adhoc wifi or OpenWRT, with web gateway interface (so random users can participate without needing to install software). Long distance backhaul by dialup modem or motorcycle courier w/ USB stick. Rather than trying to build in centralized security/identity, force everything to anonymity/pseudonymity (the 4chan model). You don't need the access to the global Internet to organize your city... On Dec 27, 2012 11:54 AM, "Jerzy E
ogiewa" <jerzyma@interia.eu> wrote:

Hello!

I wonder, is some FIDONET type service existing for countries where all telecom is disabled? Kind of "sneakernet" for large packets of messages to be delivered.

1- I write message to [username, address or hash], encrypt with public/private pair. 2- Trusted "sneakernet" collector with some software physically arrives and grabs my message, updates my 'ball' (or blob?) of crypted messages, in case other sneakernet collector comes. 3- Maybe when delivery is 100% confirmed this gets added to ball so it can be pruned?

And so on. Bitcoin style blockchain confirmation seems useful?

Does any service like this existing now?

-- Jerzy E
ogiewa -- jerzyma@interia.eu

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