Re: ad-hoc wifi news transport

On Tue, 8 Apr 2025 19:12:13 -0000 (UTC)
bp@www.zefox.net wrote:

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Perhaps some of that can be automated.
 
These comments aren't meant to be _very_ discouraging, just
realistic. Some may find them very discouraging anyway.
 
Thanks for writing,
 
bob prohaska
 

No no, I agree with much of what you said. Real-time traffic on a mesh
network would be very hard. I do think if the traffic was something
akin to usenet articles (batches sent out to peers), then it could be
very workable. I just don't think anyone other than me would appreciate
the alternate communications avenue.

It could work - even simpler, no addresses, peers just flood messages
ala usenet. No routing, no administration. Could be a raspberry pi on a
rooftop with a small omni. Maybe chunk up messages so the traffic is
quick bursts, re-assemble and retransmit. Not fast, but cheap and
resilient (with enough participation).

It should be a fun pilot project for a few friends in the neighborhood
if nothing else.