[FADCA] Re: [wl2kemcomm] Re: Lets Get Back To Winlink!

[bud thompson]

>From bud-

Sally and I are headed out the door to the airport for a week in the Denver 
area with all of our seven of eight surviving children and all but three of 
our 13 grandchildren.  (Yes, they are young adults now and have to work!)

In a subsequent response Chuck answered the FPAC/LINUX stuff- here I want to 
make limited comment on some other stuff - and hold the option to (1) add 
more later, or (2) change my mind.

Russ asked:

> Q4.  With Winlink, the use of BBS forwarding may no longer be necessary 
> with
> regard to supporting emergency communications. Is there a way to Block
> connections into the network by selected calls?  Is there a way to 
> remotely
> prevent a BBS from doing it normal forwarding but allow a different call 
> on
> the BBS or a nother BBS from being able to handle emergency forwarding if
> necessary?
>

While the WL2K scheme is independent of and not compatible with conventional 
BBS operation and forwarding, I suggest we not hinder those who want to do 
so over the network.  We should have so much packet activity that BBS 
forwarding over the backbones becomes a problem - I'd welcome such a problem 
and we can address solutions when it happens.

> Q6.  We have been coordinating LAN frequencies and link frequencies but
> there has been no work put into "alternative" UNPUBLISHED LAN and Link
> frequencies (an overlay to the Layered Network that could be implemented 
> in
> a disaster.)  Do we need to do that as part of the FADCA service?

>
>
> Q8.   Do we need to publish a Florida Emergency Digital Communications 
> plan
> on our web site to be used as a guide by sysops and sponsoring groups to
> include the above as well as the development of Telpac Nodes and PMBOs?
>

By all means.  I started a draft of such a document a year ago, but had to 
set it aside as the WL2K/ARESCOM capabilities being developed were fluid to 
say the least!  Basically FADCA could provide a Guideline for Emergency 
Coordinators on how WL2K/ARESCOM can be incorporated into a local ARES/RACES 
group's EMCOMM Plan. The Layered Network needs to be ready to provide 
wide-based support.

bud