Vint Cerf Plugs Android Into Interplanetary Net

Several readers sent in an update on DTN, the interplanetary Internet protocol that Vint Cerf has been working on for many years (and we have been discussing for nearly as long). The news now is that Cerf has added a DTN stack to the open source Android code, seeing uses in mobile applications for a protocol that does not assume a continuous connection.

Comments

Unlimited?

[Geoffrey.landis]

Is "interplanetary" part of the unlimited calling package?

great, more spam mail

[nomadic]

DEAR SIR/MADAM:

I am X'Fdfd'hdfsa St'uun. Auditor of the First Bank of Venus. I am contacting you on this business of transferreing US $35 MILLION DOLLARS into a safe Earth account and the need is very urgent.

I got your contact from the Venusian Chambers of Commerce and interplanetary family directory and it is with business trust that made me to contact you on this matter.

I write to solicit for the transfer of this money into your account. This Money was generated from an unused Account in my Bank (FBV).I am contacting you for your help and partnership for the following reason:

My present financial resources will not be sufficient for me to handle the transfer alone successfully without financial assistance from a reliable foreign partner on another planet. 40% of this sum would be for you as compensation for using your Bank account in transferring this money, 10% would be used to reimburse the expenses made by both parties during the processing of the transferring which include,DTN bills, travelling expenses and fees, and starship fuel. While 50% is for me. Please note that I will arrange to meet with you immediately after the successful conclusion of the transfer, the 50% share of mine will be used for investment on Earth. Your assistance and co-operation is highly needed. I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. If you are interested I will require your banking information as mentioned below: 1. Name to be used as beneficiary and beneficiary's address. 2. Your private and confidential telephone/ fax number(s) 3. Your banking details and address, your bank Telephone and fax number(s).

Re:great, more spam mail

[gpronger]

More likely, Can I order over the interplanet-net; a family box of your hot dead birds and a side of cholesterol laden deep fried tubers? Deliver to ZZ9-plural-Z-alpha, 5th out from the sun, 6th moon. Knock twice. And do you still accept American Express?

Re:great, more spam mail

[mjwx]

I finally can go on a Vegan diet, now I just need to wait for the deliveries from Vega

Does not assume a continuous connection

[Anonymous Coward]

This will be perfect for AT&T's network. And with slightly less latency than Voyager.

Re:Does not assume a continuous connection

[mcgrew]

And with slightly less latency than Voyager

Star Trek Voyager or NASA Voyager?

Vint Cerf Got the Ill Communication

[AP31R0N]

When will this go intergalactic?

Re:Vint Cerf Got the Ill Communication

[Anonymous Coward]

You need 8 chevrons for this !

E.T phone home!

[frambris]

Yeah. Now we can ditch the Speak'n'Spell when we want to phone home.

Re:E.T phone home!

[Ukab the Great]

There's an app for that.

Great. Just what I needed.

[rickb928]

Some of my family thinks I'm on another planet. Now they can call me.

I need this like I need Graffiti on my G1. Wait, that would be cool...