From: jwl@ferrari.cray.com (Jim Lynch) Subject: Re: A few things to discuss... Date: 15 Apr 1993 12:38:21 CDT
In article <1993Apr9.200907.173@tbucks.com>, timothy@tbucks.com writes:
|> Chris Newton (u0xh@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca) wrote:
|> : Is it possible to set up Linux as a packet radio site? Just
|> : wondering, a friend of mine is interested in becoming an Internet site and
|> : is looking into Linux VERY heavily. Any comments on this?
|> : What I want to do eventually, is have my linux system set up with
|> : SLIP, so that I can hook up to my friends Linux box, him running the
|> : packet radio thing. I would like to have all the normal things running,
|> : like email, talk, finger, ftp... so on. Is this possible. Both of us
|> : have terminals that would be hooked up to the system too. Does this sound
|> : like an interesting setup?
|>
|> : Thanks for any comments/help...
|>
|> : Chris
|>
|> This sounds very interesting, but here are two points to consider.
|> Packet radio is amateur radio, and there are restrictions on what may
|> be legally broadcast. Also, anyone can monitor the packets, so
|> passwords are of little use. I'd suggest dial-in for the uucp site,
|> and running something like kaq9 for the packet bbs. Follow-ups to
|> rec.radio.amateur.packet
|>
|> --
|> Timothy Buchanan.
|>
|> ------- Time is our only resource, humor our only defense. --------
One other minor point, in addition to restrictions on the material that may
be broadcast over amateur radio, one must also have a valid amateur license. I don`t
know what is happening in Canada these days, but the FCC is levying some pretty large
fines for relatively minor infractions down here.
I don't want to discourage you from using packet radio, just be sure you are legal.
Jim.
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