[FADCA] Security guidelines

[Jerald A DeLong]

Phil,

> What is the intent to question the integrity of the members, the
> system, and FADCA as a whole and how do you see this as providing a
> positive service to the State of Florida and its citizens?

I am a member of FADCA and a node operator in this state so I have every
right to question the integrity of the members, the system, and FADCA as
a whole.

Furthermore FADCA has been going down hill a long time.Look at our
networks compared to 10 years ago. We have node that been running for
years that can't even connect to our network anymore.We lost the right
coordinate our nodes. bla bal bla

I am not trying to find flaws at all just trying to get people to open
their eyes and start moving forward in technology.

Our technology in use today is very old. We can find better solution
straight out most Linux packages.

Complete ISP wireless solution for under $100 that can replace radio's
and TNC, what heck are we doing still using TNC.

Because we lack the interest to see what other communities are doing.

Simple get on Google, Internet and see! 

Also I never propose using my node for anything, I have only used it to
show a few examples.   

As far as your comments and My lack of understanding of FPAC:
I can hold my own with Linux and surely with FPAC ask Charlie.
We are going to dumb this down a bit.

The main transport for all our FPAC nodes is **TCPIP** which in simple
terms can also be used via radio.

So this mean we could be **USING** any compatible software like your
favorite web browser, email client,etc.But we don't, WHY frankly there
are only a few people that can make it work and maintain it. This is the
same reason we can't move forward with technology.

Apparently you lack any understanding in working with TCPIP because if
you understood it, you would also understand the lack of security in our
networks. It is very weak most nodes don't even use any packet filtering
in which in built into Linux. Again lack of understanding on how to make
it work and maintain.

Which again I have a right to be concerned about for my own node that
connect to the Florida Layered Network.

If our HAM communities would get smart and move the HIGH Speed Wireless
back bones then there no reason at all to even consider using the
outdated mode we use today. We could get rid of the milk crates with
radio's tnc and work straight from a laptop with a wifi connection. 

But again I guess this too hard to understand or imagine.

> Just to let you know, I don't have time for a week of email on this,
> just simple positive answers to direct how the future of this aspect 
> of service will be handled. 

But you have time to become FACDA President? But can't discuss openly
the direction we are moving with our networks.

That strange...

> And finally on a personal note, I feel that just you asking the
> question you did, is intent enough to instead of positively have
> Amateur Radio working with the local government and State of Florida 
> you are trying to find cause to interrupt the relationships we have 
> developed over the years for ARES, RACES, and Amateur Emergency 
> Communication Services to work with the local governmental agencies.

If you think this you are a fool, there alway room for improvement and
honestly it is needed.

> If your intent is to convince the local governments that amateur's are
> not professional enough to be able to do digital communications to
> serve the communities and can only use a morse code key and a tube 
> radio then we might be indecisive on what our objectives are.

> I would look forward to providing and demonstrating, as I have for 
> over 20 years, to our local government agencies that we have a 
> positive and reliable staffing and infrastructure for the Amateur 
> Radio disaster services and not discourage them with any type of 
> negative objectives.

We as a group are doing this to ourself because we lack the interest in
most area but not all, in moving forward with technology. No single
person can be blamed for this. But we all have a right to take a
position whether we want to move forward and say maybe we can do this a
little better if we were current with technology.

> I would like this to be a positive relationship with you and your
> colleagues and not to be a show of brass.

Then lets push forward with technology to improve our statewide nodes
and stop trying to defend things that have just been getting us by
because it is in our comfort-zone.


  
Jerry DeLong