Re: [chat] Sydney Wireless Network

[Ken Foskey <foskey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jamie Wilkinson wrote:

> This one time, at band camp, Jon Biddell wrote:
>
> > For this (admirable) concept to work, you will HAVE to factor in an email 
> > gateway - not, you understand, full Internet browsing / ftp access, just email -
> > otherwise what's the point ?  Not EVERYONE plays on-line games, or has the 
> > time to !
>
> I expect someone involved will have a modem connected to the interweb, and
> could provide an email gateway for people.  I myself am considering setting
> up a large cvs/mail/ftp box, which, if I was to join the wavewan, I'd
> provide for users to suck their email off. </speculate>
Optushome limits the ability to do this.    If I could gateway to slug / 
friendly perhaps then the server is not running on my box....

I would be happy to spot a $200 setup and run a mirror for some CDs and 
Open Office.   40 gigs about $210,   hell with a few more bucks I could 
mirror Deb.

KenF