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internet or uucp in brazil?

#2924
From: pc
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1991 01:15
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In article <1991Mar22.075213.5185@napc.uucp> rasmus@napc.uucp (Rasmus Lerdorf) writes:
> I have accepted a job in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and would like to know
> where and who to contact for either direct or indirect net access.  
> Failing decent Internet or uucp networks, is there a satellite down there
> I could pop through via an RF modem just for a mail connection?

i would investigate using the packet-radio network.  phil karn
(ka9q@thumper.bellcore.com) was good enough to develop TCP for just such
use, with a PC.

of course, you should be a licensed radio amateur for this.

peter clitherow, bellcore, pc@bellcore.com
444 hoes lane, room 1h-213, piscataway, nj 08854-4182 (908) 699-3322
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Subject: internet or uucp in brazil?
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Date: 29 Mar 91 01:15:37 GMT
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