Sunday, January 30, 2011

Fidonet and BBSes back in business for Egypt! :).











































The classics always work!:)


Sources:

http://twitter.com/martinbogo/status/31437887509626880
http://twitter.com/desconcentrado/status/31459275326881793
http://twitter.com/martinbogo/status/31435899422117889

Info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FidoNet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests#Media_censorship_and_circumvention
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

11 comments:

  1. Could anyone make a youtube tutorial on how to establish and use these things? I would be really interested in that. You know... just in case, you never know what happens, even in Western Europe ;)

    > mail me at qmtutor at gmail.com ! thanks

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  2. Actually you can use wi-fi networks/local networks to communicate from one household to another and then if someone can make phone calls abroad/has access to the internet, use it to send packets abroad. Old fidonet software like binkley+/t-mail/hpt/golded/fastecho/frontdoor can be still used. If people in Egypt really need help with this stuff, I guess most of us, fidonet sysops, are ready to help.

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  3. Johann, you just need to have a modem/ifcico as a transport program (available on unixes) or t-mail/frontdoor/etc. Than you will need a fidonet address (get a point at one of the ip-only fidonet nodes or just make up one), you'll need a fidonet tosser like hpt, mail editor like golded.
    If you really need all this stuff just ask one of the fidonet sysops.

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  4. Isn't there a uucico in any Linux/*BSD*?

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  5. Freifunk
    an approach to an independent network.
    With full IP suport.

    http://wiki.freifunk.net/Kategorie:English

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  6. here's some useful links:

    http://archives.thebbs.org
    http://telnetbbsguide.com
    http://bbses.info

    i understand these are Websites, but download the information and files for an Egyptian friend. :D

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  7. Where to get bbs/fido software and a manual.....hey it is 15 years ago....:)

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  8. http://archives.thebbs.org/links.html


    which one?

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  9. Reading this put a HUGE smile on my face...I love infowarriors. May the Universe smile upon you for the rest of your lives. Bless all.

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  10. Didn't think I'd ever hear Fidonet again, awesome stuff. I wonder if they're using old DOS BBS programs, or if someone rewrote the software?

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