>>>>> On Sun, 4 Feb 2001, "Alan" == Alan Hodgson wrote:
Alan> Yeah, absolutely. The only downside is that most people don't have a
Alan> clue how to setup UUCP (or even what it is). Once it's setup it's very
Alan> reliable though.
Indeed!
Alan> The biggest problem is finding an ISP to provide service. I'd happily
Alan> provide a UUCP over IP server for TPC cells, and instructions on how
Alan> to setup the client side, if there is interest. Of course this sort
Alan> of violates the distributed nature of TPC - if my system has a problem
Alan> (unusual but always a possibility), any cell running through it in this
Alan> fashion would be down.
That's such a great idea that it's already been done:
[root@sinkhole tpcadmin]# host uucp.tpc.int
uucp.tpc.int has address 209.166.32.50
;-) We've got several cells using UUCP . . . it's very convenient for those
without fixed IPs but who meet all the other requirements.
-darren
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