This note does not have a description yet. Links to this note Ideas for NNCP Projects I sometimes see people read about NNCP and wonder “This sounds great! But… what can I do with it?” This page aims to answer those questions.| www.complete.org
This page describes the basic installation and configuration of NNCP. If you aren’t already familiar with how NNCP works, I highly recommend you start with NNCP Concepts. This is a companion to, and often a parallel of, the Workflow section of the NNCP manual. Installation Main documentation: NNCP Manual: Installation Section. On that page, you can find links to packages for various operating systems. Building from source Alternatively, if you need to build it yourself, you can download a s...| www.complete.org
“Airgap” refers to a computer (or network) that is physically disconnected from a larger network and the Internet. This word originated in the pre-wifi days, when there was literally air between machines; that is, no connecting communication cables. Nowadays, it also refers to a lack of radio (wifi or otherwise) communication. That is, it is complete physical isolation. Airgapped systems are often desirable in situations where Computer Security is important. For instance:| www.complete.org
I loaded up this title with buzzwords. The basic idea is that IM systems shouldn’t have to only use the Internet. Why not let them be carried across LoRa radios, USB sticks, local Wifi networks, and yes, the Internet? I’ll first discuss how, and then why. How do set it up I’ve talked about most of the pieces here already: Delta Chat, which is an IM app that uses mail servers (SMTP and IMAP) as transport, and OpenPGP encryption for security.| www.complete.org
Keeping your (digital) bits secure. See also Airgap, Encrypted. My page Consider Security First discusses the importance of security in an operating system. (this page is a stub and will be improved) Links to this note Airgap “Airgap” refers to a computer (or network) that is physically disconnected from a larger network and the Internet. Ideas for NNCP Projects I sometimes see people read about NNCP and wonder “This sounds great!| www.complete.org
Keeping your data safe in the event of a disaster or compromise is important. That’s why we back up. Here is some information on backups: Backing up every few minutes with simplesnap on ZFS For hosting backups offsite, my 2021 Roundup of Unique Data/Storage Hosting Options can be useful. How and Why to use Airgapped Backups (see also Airgap) Links to this note Dar dar is a Backup and archiving tool.| www.complete.org
“OK,” you’re probably thinking. “John, you talk a lot about things like Gopher and personal radios, and now you want to talk about building a reliable network out of… USB drives?” Well, yes. In fact, I’ve already done it. What is sneakernet? Normally, “sneakernet” is a sort of tongue-in-cheek reference to using disconnected storage to transport data or messages. By “disconnect storage” I mean anything like CD-ROMs, hard drives, SD cards, USB drives, and so forth.| www.complete.org