Iran cuts 95% of Internet traffic

Mon Dec 30 11:05:20 UTC 2019

Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> writes:

> I think the point about email is that it is inherently store-and-
> forward, so it can relatively easily be moved off a network, stored,
> moved by other means, and put back on a (possibly different) network.

It's trivial to set up a mail transport between physically separate
networks using a pair of PCs with modems and local network connections.
They don't have to be fancy, either - a tiny Unix installation with SMTP
and UUCP is all it takes.  I've done it with Minix on a 286 box.  Today,
I guess a Raspberry Pi with a USB modem might be chosen, or a laptop
that could be hooked up to open WiFi networks to do the SMTP side from
somewhere other than its operator's home.

To avoid the modem link, you'd need some safe way to transport e.g. a
USB memory stick with the mail spool on it between participating hosts.

-tih
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