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Email Over High-Frequency Radio in West Africa

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the connections dept.

Guillaume Filion writes "LinuxJournal has a fascinating article about Radio Email in West Africa over HF links. 'Deep inside the warm green interior of Guinea, centered in the frontal lobe of West Africa, field personnel in the widely scattered village-towns of Dabola, Kissidougou and Nzerekore now enjoy access to regular internet e-mail, directly from their desktops. Here we have bridged the digital divide, and there isn't a telephone line or satellite dish in sight.' Talk about Wireless Fidelity!"

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  1. UUUmmmmmmm..... by GeneralEmergency · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    . ....Bushmeat Pizza!

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    GeneralEmergency
  2. Hunger is no longer problem #1 by Faggot · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    African packet radio users will notice faster downloads and less net traffic over the next several years, as half the adults on the continent die of AIDS.

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    But what do I know. I'm just looking for anonymous gay sex.

  3. Re:In other news... by dubiousmike · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    BTW, is your sig related to GWAR? Either way, nice pun.