Re: [TUHS] RetroNet…

[Andreas Hein <andreas.hein@berlan.de>]

Am 29. August 2018 19:25:28 MESZ schrieb Grant Taylor via TUHS <tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org>:
>On 08/29/2018 07:46 AM, William Pechter wrote:
>> Also... If you run on the internet remember documented security
>exploits 
>> are decades old.  I recommend no open ports except for ssh if it will
>
>> build and maybe UUCP.
>
>I'm working on a Retro Computing Networking project with a few other 
>people and I think it would be a benefit for things like running 4.3
>BSD 
>and other old OSs in a relatively safe environment.
>
>I'm bringing this up on TUSH for two reasons:
>
>1)  I think THUS members could benefit from RetroNet
>2)  I (we) would very much appreciate any suggestions or desires that 
>the THUS community would like to see in such a network.
>
>The idea behind RetroNet is two fold:
>
>1)  Create a network of interconnected VPNs between interested parties.
>2)  Provide ISP like services over said interconnections.
>
>Our hopes are for RetroNet to be able to provide a sandbox / small pool
>
>/ isolated network where members can interconnect with each other (if 
>they want to) similar to the Internet, but with much less exposure. 
>(We 
>are planing on RetroNet not having direct Internet connectivity.)  We 
>are also hoping and planing to be able to carry any Ethernet based 
>traffic between sites, routed or not.
>
>I (we) would be very interested in any input that THUS members might be
>
>able to provide.  Particularly what you might like to see in such a
>network.

Nice idea if UUCP is an option? Now dreaming about the 'internet' i used where i started with UNIX (1985)

KR, 
Andreas