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| Started by | c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> |
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| First post | 2026-05-26 02:21 -0400 |
| Last post | 2026-05-26 17:21 +0200 |
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Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-26 02:21 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-26 08:46 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-05-26 09:49 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-26 04:47 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-26 11:25 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-26 09:53 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-26 04:38 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-26 11:35 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-26 22:09 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-05-26 16:17 -0700
Re: Redundancy/Survival Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-05-27 00:02 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-27 00:11 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-05-28 10:32 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-27 08:41 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-27 11:04 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-28 03:31 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-28 09:18 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-28 13:42 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-28 15:01 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-28 21:34 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-29 11:07 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-29 12:55 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-29 12:14 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-29 13:36 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-29 13:26 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-29 19:36 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-29 17:24 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-29 19:37 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-29 19:36 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-29 22:34 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-30 04:29 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-30 13:09 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-30 23:29 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-05-31 21:45 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-01 12:15 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-06-01 18:53 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-02 01:46 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-02 03:01 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-02 18:12 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-02 10:16 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-02 18:09 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-02 21:26 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 12:48 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-03 14:35 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 17:25 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-04 03:51 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-04 04:30 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-04 09:34 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-04 16:06 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-04 20:20 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-04 18:27 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-04 09:30 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 19:24 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 20:04 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 22:25 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-04 04:15 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-04 07:36 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 02:19 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-04 08:34 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 10:26 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-04 08:18 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-04 09:48 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 10:36 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-04 17:58 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 14:56 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-04 22:07 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 22:18 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-05 03:40 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-05 00:29 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-05 07:06 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-05 04:11 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-05 17:17 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-05 00:13 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-06-05 03:12 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-05 00:15 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-05 04:26 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 23:38 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-05 06:48 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-05 03:05 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-05 03:51 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-05 01:47 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-02 02:58 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-02 11:11 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-02 22:15 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-06-02 22:32 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-03 02:33 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 11:57 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-03 14:40 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-04 09:31 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-29 04:30 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-29 01:34 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-29 06:36 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-31 00:38 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-05-31 05:09 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-31 03:10 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-05-31 07:14 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-01 00:49 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-06-01 04:57 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-01 03:20 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-01 19:45 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-01 18:30 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-01 22:27 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-06-02 10:49 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-02 13:16 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-03 00:00 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-03 14:43 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-02 18:35 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-02 18:21 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-06-02 18:25 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-02 21:36 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-03 02:06 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 11:32 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 11:43 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 13:05 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 12:14 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 12:31 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 14:43 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 19:28 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 20:10 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-03 18:00 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 22:27 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 12:13 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-03 14:48 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-03 18:58 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-03 14:46 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-06-01 19:00 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-06-02 17:44 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-06-02 17:54 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-06-02 16:57 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-06-02 21:02 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 11:41 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-03 02:13 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 11:47 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-04 01:01 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-06-03 21:18 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-04 04:30 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-04 18:02 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-04 07:44 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-04 09:48 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 00:26 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-04 07:53 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 11:49 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 01:03 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-04 10:07 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 10:57 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-04 16:31 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 12:08 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-05 11:34 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-04 18:13 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 15:03 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-04 22:27 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 22:45 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-05 04:42 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-05 02:01 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-03 02:10 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-06-02 22:29 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 11:52 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-04 19:18 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-04 21:28 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-03 18:00 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-06-05 03:14 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-05 00:25 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-05 07:20 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-05 04:15 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-05 12:33 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-05 11:55 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 11:49 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 00:30 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-04 07:55 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-04 09:51 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 11:56 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-03 18:00 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 02:11 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-29 02:17 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-01 03:50 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-01 01:07 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-01 12:47 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-01 17:36 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-01 22:33 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-03 02:25 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-03 02:12 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 12:03 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 12:06 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 00:46 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-04 08:09 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 12:02 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-03 18:00 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 22:31 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 01:36 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-01 12:26 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-01 17:31 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-01 22:49 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-03 02:37 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-05-30 09:09 +1000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-30 13:17 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-05-31 07:33 +1000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-31 00:14 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-31 12:09 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-01 00:51 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-01 12:28 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-31 12:58 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-05-27 20:51 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-05-27 14:02 -0700
Re: Redundancy/Survival not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-05-28 08:54 +1000
Re: Redundancy/Survival Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-05-28 05:04 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-28 03:54 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-05-28 09:15 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-01 12:29 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-28 13:45 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-05-29 02:50 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-29 01:17 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-29 06:48 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-30 04:25 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-30 13:20 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-05-30 14:16 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-05-30 04:00 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-26 23:41 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-27 14:09 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-28 03:51 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-28 17:08 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-28 22:14 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-29 04:41 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-29 01:53 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-29 06:32 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-01 13:19 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-01 22:52 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-03 02:46 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-06-03 00:27 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-03 03:26 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-06-03 21:30 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-04 04:30 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-04 08:13 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-03 03:03 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 12:12 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 12:08 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 12:33 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 14:45 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-01 13:08 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-01 22:55 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-02 10:39 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-02 13:21 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-03 02:57 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-26 22:39 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-27 14:10 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-05-28 09:05 +1000
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-28 08:19 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-28 03:52 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-28 09:20 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-28 20:34 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-05-28 21:07 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-01 13:40 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-06-01 19:12 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-02 10:28 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-06-02 12:15 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-06-02 16:19 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-02 18:30 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-02 18:29 +0100
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-06-02 16:49 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-03 12:18 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-06-02 17:38 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-06-02 15:48 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-03 00:39 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-02 17:55 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-06-02 16:03 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> - 2026-06-02 12:22 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-06-02 16:36 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-02 18:39 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-03 00:48 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-29 01:21 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-29 02:08 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-29 06:41 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-01 13:23 +0000
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-01 23:00 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-05-26 09:44 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-26 04:45 -0400
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-26 11:38 +0200
Re: Redundancy/Survival "Worst Case" <fritz@spamexpire-202605.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> - 2026-05-26 17:21 +0200
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| From | Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> |
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| Date | 2026-06-05 03:14 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <slrn1124fop.m89.spamtrap42@one.localnet> |
| In reply to | #87450 |
On 2026-06-03, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
> On 2026-06-03, InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> wrote:
>
>> On 6/2/2026 10:10 PM, Rich wrote:
>>
>>> InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> and both are now a significant cost that consumers are now expected
>>>> to bear.
>>>
>>> Also true. They supply the original battery, but you get to pay to
>>> replace it when it wears out over time. And both wear out over time.
>>> The lead acid from being kept charged, the D cells from self discharge.
>>
>> Worse! They don't even supply the original battery! I had to buy my own
>> as well as the unit. And most people don't even bother and then are
>> surprised when their phone doesn't work when the power goes out.
>
> I bought some batteries, but they weren't
> included - so I had to buy them again.
> -- Stephen Wright
Then, there's a photo in circulation of a large glass jar labeled
Dead Batteries -- No Charge
--
Robert Riches
spamtrap42@jacob21819.net
(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)
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| From | c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> |
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| Date | 2026-06-05 00:25 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <lNCcneABefAx0r_3nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #87525 |
On 6/4/26 23:14, Robert Riches wrote: > On 2026-06-03, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote: >> On 2026-06-03, InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> wrote: >> >>> On 6/2/2026 10:10 PM, Rich wrote: >>> >>>> InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> and both are now a significant cost that consumers are now expected >>>>> to bear. >>>> >>>> Also true. They supply the original battery, but you get to pay to >>>> replace it when it wears out over time. And both wear out over time. >>>> The lead acid from being kept charged, the D cells from self discharge. >>> >>> Worse! They don't even supply the original battery! I had to buy my own >>> as well as the unit. And most people don't even bother and then are >>> surprised when their phone doesn't work when the power goes out. >> >> I bought some batteries, but they weren't >> included - so I had to buy them again. >> -- Stephen Wright > > Then, there's a photo in circulation of a large glass jar labeled > > Dead Batteries -- No Charge Heh Heh Heh ... Steven Wright did some good stuff :-) Mentioned one of his little bits at the dentists office awhile back - about him being annoyed with the tech always complaining - so he ate an entire box of Oreo cookies just before coming in. For SOME reason my tech didn't seem all that amused :-) Hmm ... IS there some use for dead batteries ? Most just throw 'em in the trash, but they ARE full of chems and metal salts and such .... At minimum, tape 'em together and use them as weights for whatever. Hey, weights CAN be useful. Have a partial little bag of quick concrete mix ... sometimes make little 'bricks' out of it as bases for things. COULD buy real bricks at the store I suppose, but they're usually too big or small.
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| From | rbowman <bowman@montana.com> |
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| Date | 2026-06-05 07:20 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <n8fbmiFl49dU8@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #87531 |
On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 00:25:08 -0400, c186282 wrote: > Hmm ... IS there some use for dead batteries ? Most just throw 'em in > the trash, but they ARE full of chems and metal salts and such .... When I was a kid I salvaged the carbon core out of D cells. They were good for making a arc lights. Didn't even get electrocuted. The big ones were even better but I can't remember what they were called. iirc they had two screw terminals.
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| From | c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> |
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| Date | 2026-06-05 04:15 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <bKmcnaCEqMMyGL_3nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #87543 |
On 6/5/26 03:20, rbowman wrote: > On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 00:25:08 -0400, c186282 wrote: > >> Hmm ... IS there some use for dead batteries ? Most just throw 'em in >> the trash, but they ARE full of chems and metal salts and such .... > > When I was a kid I salvaged the carbon core out of D cells. They were good > for making a arc lights. Didn't even get electrocuted. The big ones were > even better but I can't remember what they were called. iirc they had two > screw terminals. Heh heh - did the SAME thing !!! :-) You can get carbon rods at a welding supply store. There USED to be some for arc-lamp movie projectors but I doubt any of those exist anymore. An old friend used to work at a creaky Drive-In theater.
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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-06-05 12:33 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <g8lafmxpdm.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> |
| In reply to | #87545 |
On 2026-06-05 10:15, c186282 wrote: > On 6/5/26 03:20, rbowman wrote: >> On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 00:25:08 -0400, c186282 wrote: >> >>> Hmm ... IS there some use for dead batteries ? Most just throw >>> 'em in >>> the trash, but they ARE full of chems and metal salts and such .... >> >> When I was a kid I salvaged the carbon core out of D cells. They were >> good >> for making a arc lights. Didn't even get electrocuted. The big ones were >> even better but I can't remember what they were called. iirc they had two >> screw terminals. > > Heh heh - did the SAME thing !!! :-) > > You can get carbon rods at a welding supply store. > > There USED to be some for arc-lamp movie projectors > but I doubt any of those exist anymore. An old friend > used to work at a creaky Drive-In theater. I worked with those in the 80's, in a university cine-club. A nucleus of carbon and minerals in layers, then an outside layer of copper. About 65 Amps. Blinding white light! I think I have a sample as memsake. (dictionary says "memsake" is bad spelling. What is the correct one?) -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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| From | Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> |
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| Date | 2026-06-05 11:55 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <n8fo87Fotr8U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #87549 |
"Carlos E.R." wrote: > I think I have a sample as memsake. > (dictionary says "memsake" is bad spelling. What is the correct one?) keepsake, or memento.
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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-06-03 11:49 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <8u95fmxucn.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> |
| In reply to | #87397 |
On 2026-06-03 04:10, Rich wrote: > InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> wrote: >> On 6/1/2026 2:30 PM, Rich wrote: >>> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote: >>>> On 2026-06-01 05:20, Rich wrote: >> and both are now a significant cost that consumers are now expected >> to bear. > > Also true. They supply the original battery, but you get to pay to > replace it when it wears out over time. And both wear out over time. > The lead acid from being kept charged, the D cells from self discharge. True lead acid batteries (not gel, ie, not maintenance free) last way longer. 5 years easily, maybe 10. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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| From | c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> |
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| Date | 2026-06-04 00:30 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <5oKdnYKvkdj2Yr33nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #87419 |
On 6/3/26 05:49, Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2026-06-03 04:10, Rich wrote: >> InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> wrote: >>> On 6/1/2026 2:30 PM, Rich wrote: >>>> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote: >>>>> On 2026-06-01 05:20, Rich wrote: > > >>> and both are now a significant cost that consumers are now expected >>> to bear. >> >> Also true. They supply the original battery, but you get to pay to >> replace it when it wears out over time. And both wear out over time. >> The lead acid from being kept charged, the D cells from self discharge. > > True lead acid batteries (not gel, ie, not maintenance free) last way > longer. 5 years easily, maybe 10. Yep ... 'maint free' do NOT have as much lifespan. The old Edison nickle-iron batteries (KOH electrolyte) are still popular for home PV systems. They can last a very long time - but YOU have to check/fill the electrolyte every so often. I suppose that COULD be automated for cheap these days. And Edison batteries don't EXPLODE like lithiums.
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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-06-04 07:55 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ijg7fmxhlm.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> |
| In reply to | #87471 |
On 2026-06-04 06:30, c186282 wrote: > On 6/3/26 05:49, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> On 2026-06-03 04:10, Rich wrote: >>> InterLinked <usenet@phreaknet.org> wrote: >>>> On 6/1/2026 2:30 PM, Rich wrote: >>>>> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote: >>>>>> On 2026-06-01 05:20, Rich wrote: >> >> >>>> and both are now a significant cost that consumers are now expected >>>> to bear. >>> >>> Also true. They supply the original battery, but you get to pay to >>> replace it when it wears out over time. And both wear out over time. >>> The lead acid from being kept charged, the D cells from self discharge. >> >> True lead acid batteries (not gel, ie, not maintenance free) last way >> longer. 5 years easily, maybe 10. > > Yep ... 'maint free' do NOT have as much lifespan. > > The old Edison nickle-iron batteries (KOH electrolyte) > are still popular for home PV systems. They can last > a very long time - but YOU have to check/fill the > electrolyte every so often. I suppose that COULD be > automated for cheap these days. > > And Edison batteries don't EXPLODE like lithiums. > Lead acid do: they release hydrogen. I exploded one when I was a teenager. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-06-04 09:51 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <10vreb2$894o$6@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #87481 |
On 04/06/2026 06:55, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> And Edison batteries don't EXPLODE like lithiums. >> > > Lead acid do: they release hydrogen. I exploded one when I was a teenager. Yup. boys on the shop floor did that too, when they remove the charger cables from a forklift that had been on charge for a day. -- Labour - a bunch of rich people convincing poor people to vote for rich people by telling poor people that "other" rich people are the reason they are poor. Peter Thompson
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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-06-03 11:56 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <10vp18e$3igml$3@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #87397 |
The ultimate solution is of course a house wired for DC power fed to USB style outlets with a big $10,000 battery, in addition to normal mains. You simply feed your LV kit off that and Robert is a relative. Then when renewable energy takes your country's grid down you can still complain to politicians -- Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as foolish, and by the rulers as useful. (Seneca the Younger, 65 AD)
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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-06-03 18:00 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <NYZTR.139004$Grwb.24822@fx13.iad> |
| In reply to | #87426 |
On 2026-06-03, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote: > The ultimate solution is of course a house wired for DC power fed to USB > style outlets with a big $10,000 battery, in addition to normal mains. > > You simply feed your LV kit off that and Robert is a relative. > > Then when renewable energy takes your country's grid down you can still > complain to politicians And they can still ignore you. -- /~\ Charlie Gibbs | Growth for the sake of \ / <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> | growth is the ideology X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | of the cancer cell. / \ if you read it the right way. | -- Edward Abbey
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| From | c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> |
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| Date | 2026-06-04 02:11 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <5oKdnb2vkdixirz3nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #87453 |
On 6/3/26 14:00, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2026-06-03, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> The ultimate solution is of course a house wired for DC power fed to USB >> style outlets with a big $10,000 battery, in addition to normal mains. >> >> You simply feed your LV kit off that and Robert is a relative. >> >> Then when renewable energy takes your country's grid down you can still >> complain to politicians > > And they can still ignore you. WILL. They've already got their kick-backs. That's how realpolitik works - always has. Any other line of BS ... Machiavellian illusion. There was once hope for "moon bounce" comms - laser beams and reflectors. It HAS been done, but it's mostly impractical - you need dangerously strong lasers and the 2sec(x2) bounce time would be just AWFUL with any modern web apps. Oh, the moon has to be UP in your area :-) Despite limits, something like StarLink is probably the best backup approach. I'm looking into a subscription as a backup - not free, but it'd work so long as I could power the terminal somehow. DO have one large PV panel in the junk shed, about 200 watts @ 12v. There's a 12v->120v converter in there somewhere too with a little batt-charge plug, I think. That oughtta do it. Better check .... There's a 'local' microwave provider near me also, current page info is kinda iffy though. They can provide net to places outside the reach of Comcast or most ATT services into the countryside. Just call and they will screw an antenna thingie to yer house. Again, not a great volume-data provider, but it'd get ya past a disaster, could still do banking and such. Anyway, between NATURAL disasters, CORPORATE disasters and CYBER-WAR disasters... odd backup routes are now more important than ever. The older you get the more you realize how badly things can get FUCKED UP. Hmm ... maybe ought to buy an (unlicensed) HAM set ... in a disaster nobody's gonna be checking licenses. Doesn't have to be major, just 100 watts or so. That'll get you 50-100 miles, better than 'CB'.
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| From | c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> |
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| Date | 2026-05-29 02:17 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <97OcnWwzhIQAsoT3nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #87255 |
Argue crap all you want - the providers are generally REQUIRED to keep the POTS running and I support that. Note the theme here - "Redundancy". Keep EVERYTHING that worked. Add on new stuff all you want, but ..... Use the Laws. Hire class-action lawyers if needed to kick ass. Oh, and even TELEGRAPH service should be preserved over a few copper lines. Slow, but WORKED and was very robust. First comm network that could use pre-Tube/Transistor amplifiers ... just relays. Edison figured out how to record the traffic even as a youth. On the whole, "new" is MUCH more technically complicated at every level. That complication means MANY more ways for it to FAIL. OK ... believable ... North Korea sets off several EMP bombs high over the USA. ALL the 'complicated' tech immediately DIES for a LONG time. So HOW do you call an ambulance ? Your bank ? You AREN'T ... unless we've maintained some lower-tech REDUNDANCY.
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| From | Rich <rich@example.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-06-01 03:50 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10vivi4$1us3j$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #87265 |
c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote: > Argue crap all you want - the providers are > generally REQUIRED to keep the POTS running > and I support that. And there you are slowly beginning to maybe see why POTS service was mostly "always working". The "providers are generally required" part is why. > OK ... believable ... North Korea sets off > several EMP bombs high over the USA. ALL the > 'complicated' tech immediately DIES for a > LONG time. Sadly, I have bad news for you. Your wonderful copper POTS line that begins at the side of your house, and travels however far from pole to pole to reach you local telephone switch, well, guess what it connects to at that switch now in 2026? The old electromechanical step-by-step switches, or electromechanical crossbar switches? Nope. Those were, mostly, long gone by the early 70's. It connects to...... a modern digitizer that digitizes the signals on the line, and the entire rest of the switch, in 2026, is a fancy computer system (usually running Erlang) that routes digital bits and bytes around. Guess what happens to those digital computer switches should that EMP be exploded? While you /might/ have 48v of power on the line, for a while (until the diesel generators run out of fuel) you won't have any communications, because *everything* after your copper wires terminate at the local switch is, and has been since the early 70's, essentially VOIP service now (not literally VOIP, but digital networking and/or digital computerized circuit switching (i.e. ATM)).
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| From | c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> |
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| Date | 2026-06-01 01:07 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <bIScnQGbw7sQjoD3nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #87318 |
On 5/31/26 23:50, Rich wrote: > c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote: >> Argue crap all you want - the providers are >> generally REQUIRED to keep the POTS running >> and I support that. > > And there you are slowly beginning to maybe see why POTS service was > mostly "always working". The "providers are generally required" part > is why. > >> OK ... believable ... North Korea sets off >> several EMP bombs high over the USA. ALL the >> 'complicated' tech immediately DIES for a >> LONG time. > > Sadly, I have bad news for you. Your wonderful copper POTS line that > begins at the side of your house, and travels however far from pole to > pole to reach you local telephone switch, well, guess what it connects > to at that switch now in 2026? > > The old electromechanical step-by-step switches, or electromechanical > crossbar switches? Nope. Those were, mostly, long gone by the early > 70's. Saw 'em in action, late 60s. Neat ! > It connects to...... a modern digitizer that digitizes the signals on > the line, and the entire rest of the switch, in 2026, is a fancy > computer system (usually running Erlang) that routes digital bits and > bytes around. > > Guess what happens to those digital computer switches should that EMP > be exploded? > > While you /might/ have 48v of power on the line, for a while (until the > diesel generators run out of fuel) you won't have any communications, > because *everything* after your copper wires terminate at the local > switch is, and has been since the early 70's, essentially VOIP service > now (not literally VOIP, but digital networking and/or digital > computerized circuit switching (i.e. ATM)). Well, if the digital stuff fries they can STILL manually connect at least a sub-portion of the copper. Most tech fried ... hey ... telegraphy works :-) Simple relay-based line amps. Worked in 1850 and can work now over remaining POTS lines. Find a neighborhood 'telegraph guy'.
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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-06-01 12:47 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ni40fmxe5o.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> |
| In reply to | #87324 |
On 2026-06-01 07:07, c186282 wrote: > On 5/31/26 23:50, Rich wrote: >> c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote: >>> Argue crap all you want - the providers are >>> generally REQUIRED to keep the POTS running >>> and I support that. >> >> And there you are slowly beginning to maybe see why POTS service was >> mostly "always working". The "providers are generally required" part >> is why. >> >>> OK ... believable ... North Korea sets off >>> several EMP bombs high over the USA. ALL the >>> 'complicated' tech immediately DIES for a >>> LONG time. >> >> Sadly, I have bad news for you. Your wonderful copper POTS line that >> begins at the side of your house, and travels however far from pole to >> pole to reach you local telephone switch, well, guess what it connects >> to at that switch now in 2026? >> >> The old electromechanical step-by-step switches, or electromechanical >> crossbar switches? Nope. Those were, mostly, long gone by the early >> 70's. > > Saw 'em in action, late 60s. Neat ! > >> It connects to...... a modern digitizer that digitizes the signals on >> the line, and the entire rest of the switch, in 2026, is a fancy >> computer system (usually running Erlang) that routes digital bits and >> bytes around. >> >> Guess what happens to those digital computer switches should that EMP >> be exploded? >> >> While you /might/ have 48v of power on the line, for a while (until the >> diesel generators run out of fuel) you won't have any communications, >> because *everything* after your copper wires terminate at the local >> switch is, and has been since the early 70's, essentially VOIP service >> now (not literally VOIP, but digital networking and/or digital >> computerized circuit switching (i.e. ATM)). > > Well, if the digital stuff fries they can STILL > manually connect at least a sub-portion of the > copper. Manually? You need an expert to go in the exchange and rewire the cables to connect two phones permanently. Maybe, because the batteries are the wrong voltage. Certainly no dialing. > > Most tech fried ... hey ... telegraphy works :-) > Simple relay-based line amps. Worked in 1850 and > can work now over remaining POTS lines. Find a > neighborhood 'telegraph guy'. > -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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| From | Rich <rich@example.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-06-01 17:36 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10vkfub$2ci6m$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #87330 |
Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote: > On 2026-06-01 07:07, c186282 wrote: >> On 5/31/26 23:50, Rich wrote: >>> c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote: >>>> Argue crap all you want - the providers are >>>> generally REQUIRED to keep the POTS running >>>> and I support that. >>> >>> And there you are slowly beginning to maybe see why POTS service was >>> mostly "always working". The "providers are generally required" part >>> is why. >>> >>>> OK ... believable ... North Korea sets off >>>> several EMP bombs high over the USA. ALL the >>>> 'complicated' tech immediately DIES for a >>>> LONG time. >>> >>> Sadly, I have bad news for you. Your wonderful copper POTS line that >>> begins at the side of your house, and travels however far from pole to >>> pole to reach you local telephone switch, well, guess what it connects >>> to at that switch now in 2026? >>> >>> The old electromechanical step-by-step switches, or electromechanical >>> crossbar switches? Nope. Those were, mostly, long gone by the early >>> 70's. >> >> Saw 'em in action, late 60s. Neat ! >> >>> It connects to...... a modern digitizer that digitizes the signals on >>> the line, and the entire rest of the switch, in 2026, is a fancy >>> computer system (usually running Erlang) that routes digital bits and >>> bytes around. >>> >>> Guess what happens to those digital computer switches should that EMP >>> be exploded? >>> >>> While you /might/ have 48v of power on the line, for a while (until the >>> diesel generators run out of fuel) you won't have any communications, >>> because *everything* after your copper wires terminate at the local >>> switch is, and has been since the early 70's, essentially VOIP service >>> now (not literally VOIP, but digital networking and/or digital >>> computerized circuit switching (i.e. ATM)). >> >> Well, if the digital stuff fries they can STILL >> manually connect at least a sub-portion of the >> copper. > > Manually? You need an expert to go in the exchange and rewire the cables > to connect two phones permanently. Maybe, because the batteries are the > wrong voltage. Certainly no dialing. I've not even pointed out to him yet that in most of those "bundles" of 4000 pairs, that there's only about 8 or 10 different colors (certianly not 4000 colors). So "working out" which red/black, from the 10,000 red/black pairs that terminate at the switch, connect to "joe's pizza" is a non-trivial job for the non-expert.
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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-06-01 22:33 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <9u61fmxgao.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> |
| In reply to | #87339 |
On 2026-06-01 19:36, Rich wrote: > Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote: >> On 2026-06-01 07:07, c186282 wrote: >>> On 5/31/26 23:50, Rich wrote: >>>> c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote: >>>>> Argue crap all you want - the providers are >>>>> generally REQUIRED to keep the POTS running >>>>> and I support that. >>>> >>>> And there you are slowly beginning to maybe see why POTS service was >>>> mostly "always working". The "providers are generally required" part >>>> is why. >>>> >>>>> OK ... believable ... North Korea sets off >>>>> several EMP bombs high over the USA. ALL the >>>>> 'complicated' tech immediately DIES for a >>>>> LONG time. >>>> >>>> Sadly, I have bad news for you. Your wonderful copper POTS line that >>>> begins at the side of your house, and travels however far from pole to >>>> pole to reach you local telephone switch, well, guess what it connects >>>> to at that switch now in 2026? >>>> >>>> The old electromechanical step-by-step switches, or electromechanical >>>> crossbar switches? Nope. Those were, mostly, long gone by the early >>>> 70's. >>> >>> Saw 'em in action, late 60s. Neat ! >>> >>>> It connects to...... a modern digitizer that digitizes the signals on >>>> the line, and the entire rest of the switch, in 2026, is a fancy >>>> computer system (usually running Erlang) that routes digital bits and >>>> bytes around. >>>> >>>> Guess what happens to those digital computer switches should that EMP >>>> be exploded? >>>> >>>> While you /might/ have 48v of power on the line, for a while (until the >>>> diesel generators run out of fuel) you won't have any communications, >>>> because *everything* after your copper wires terminate at the local >>>> switch is, and has been since the early 70's, essentially VOIP service >>>> now (not literally VOIP, but digital networking and/or digital >>>> computerized circuit switching (i.e. ATM)). >>> >>> Well, if the digital stuff fries they can STILL >>> manually connect at least a sub-portion of the >>> copper. >> >> Manually? You need an expert to go in the exchange and rewire the cables >> to connect two phones permanently. Maybe, because the batteries are the >> wrong voltage. Certainly no dialing. > > I've not even pointed out to him yet that in most of those "bundles" of > 4000 pairs, that there's only about 8 or 10 different colors (certianly > not 4000 colors). So "working out" which red/black, from the 10,000 > red/black pairs that terminate at the switch, connect to "joe's pizza" > is a non-trivial job for the non-expert. Heh, absolutely. Although you can find the cable at the... I don't know the English name, a rack of wire wrapping pins. 4000 at one side, connecting to 4000 at the other side which go to the actual switch. These are labelled, but you need to know the system. I have not wired these, so here I have to guess, but the phone number is not written here. Rather wire number of the bundle on the one side, and equipment number on the other side. You need a table to find out which is which, possibly computerized, possibly printed and stored in large binders. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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| From | Rich <rich@example.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-06-03 02:25 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10vo3b2$3b3aj$4@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #87343 |
Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote: > On 2026-06-01 19:36, Rich wrote: >> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote: >>> On 2026-06-01 07:07, c186282 wrote: >>>> On 5/31/26 23:50, Rich wrote: >>>>> c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote: >>>>>> Argue crap all you want - the providers are >>>>>> generally REQUIRED to keep the POTS running >>>>>> and I support that. >>>>> >>>>> And there you are slowly beginning to maybe see why POTS service was >>>>> mostly "always working". The "providers are generally required" part >>>>> is why. >>>>> >>>>>> OK ... believable ... North Korea sets off >>>>>> several EMP bombs high over the USA. ALL the >>>>>> 'complicated' tech immediately DIES for a >>>>>> LONG time. >>>>> >>>>> Sadly, I have bad news for you. Your wonderful copper POTS line that >>>>> begins at the side of your house, and travels however far from pole to >>>>> pole to reach you local telephone switch, well, guess what it connects >>>>> to at that switch now in 2026? >>>>> >>>>> The old electromechanical step-by-step switches, or electromechanical >>>>> crossbar switches? Nope. Those were, mostly, long gone by the early >>>>> 70's. >>>> >>>> Saw 'em in action, late 60s. Neat ! >>>> >>>>> It connects to...... a modern digitizer that digitizes the signals on >>>>> the line, and the entire rest of the switch, in 2026, is a fancy >>>>> computer system (usually running Erlang) that routes digital bits and >>>>> bytes around. >>>>> >>>>> Guess what happens to those digital computer switches should that EMP >>>>> be exploded? >>>>> >>>>> While you /might/ have 48v of power on the line, for a while (until the >>>>> diesel generators run out of fuel) you won't have any communications, >>>>> because *everything* after your copper wires terminate at the local >>>>> switch is, and has been since the early 70's, essentially VOIP service >>>>> now (not literally VOIP, but digital networking and/or digital >>>>> computerized circuit switching (i.e. ATM)). >>>> >>>> Well, if the digital stuff fries they can STILL >>>> manually connect at least a sub-portion of the >>>> copper. >>> >>> Manually? You need an expert to go in the exchange and rewire the cables >>> to connect two phones permanently. Maybe, because the batteries are the >>> wrong voltage. Certainly no dialing. >> >> I've not even pointed out to him yet that in most of those "bundles" of >> 4000 pairs, that there's only about 8 or 10 different colors (certianly >> not 4000 colors). So "working out" which red/black, from the 10,000 >> red/black pairs that terminate at the switch, connect to "joe's pizza" >> is a non-trivial job for the non-expert. > > Heh, absolutely. > > Although you can find the cable at the... I don't know the English name, > a rack of wire wrapping pins. 4000 at one side, connecting to 4000 at > the other side which go to the actual switch. These are labelled, but > you need to know the system. I have not wired these, so here I have to > guess, but the phone number is not written here. Rather wire number of > the bundle on the one side, and equipment number on the other side. You > need a table to find out which is which, possibly computerized, possibly > printed and stored in large binders. Given how many lines terminated in any given central office building, there has to be a labeling system. But it won't be something that anyone can just walk into and begin connecting random lengths of spare copper pairs onto to "reconnect" a small portion of customers to each other. And yes, no dialing. You get connected to your Aunt Edna two blocks over, but you two are the only two who get to talk (unless the "fixer" starts wiring a party line, but then too many on a party line makes for a mess too). Expecting that some lineman's going to be able to go cross connecting folks who want to talk (even if they wanted to all call the local hospital) to the destination to which they want to talk to, by manually wiring them up is rather insane. It's just not feasable to do manually anymore, if the switching computers that usually do it are fried then there's lots of useless copper pairs connecting to dead phones.
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