-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- To: cypherpunks@toad.com Date: Thu Aug 15 12:42:40 1996

I'm sure this has come up before, but what would prevent a server being located on a buoy or something at sea outside territorial limits (or when satellites become cheaper, on a satellite itself) offering such services?

Space: How often does your system crash? (Imagine sending a shuttle up there to troubleshoot the server) Sea: If your server swims in the ocean I could think of several drawbacks: - - per satellite only: costs - - must be very robust (salt water, shocks) - - must be powered by battery (Hey Jeff, have you ordered the 2000 Alkaline batteries yet, I think it's about time to change them on the server) - - everybody can go and get it (after all, no jurisdiction also means no protection - I believe that everybody can claim stuff floating in international waters, he just has to get it). But I like the idea anyway. But then again, why don't you just buy an island and get the country to grant you jurisdictional power over it? (sounds a lot cheaper than a satellite) - ------< fate favors the prepared mind >------ Remo Pini rp@rpini.com PGP: http://www.rpini.com/crypto/crypto.html - ----< words are what reality is made of >---- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: noconv iQEVAwUBMhL/IxFhy5sz+bTpAQE7zggAuCJo0i0X49nmLWtlQ2ZgKcapn80F0z8T +LJ/5SIjcbfvAZOZHKJVRwjh2GmQjaro4AskgBY4UHg2BTumUlsOiLwXM6hvoCx+ mdd2znkiiWfFarD067Vvur7KTSD87XZWMXR9I/8f1ONzWRdASE/kLQ/azCEgne1P GO/u0T0kKWWORSVgLc638U9raxJTPmn0Q6vEwvgVU4ARFGAEIPsFN3p8TfbIBAQ5 SqQbzNShqYzHrLgSDiarH2OyHA6o3hghwK1jUs2zHe2bAxvdjzMc3BaodWOi1tlT DJSq79cTrYItzCK+nn0INtaIeOQy2XwPFEA+1FglIScyxtiPcV0AYQ== =Xwjf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----