Comment by 🎵 random-elephant

=> Re: "BBSes" | In: s/Geminispace

Dial-in is interesting because it bypasses the Internet infrastructure. Not sure I see the point of telnet if it's then going to run Gemini, you can just run gemini on port 1965 as usual.

=> 🎵 random-elephant

2024-12-06 · 8 weeks ago

6 Later Comments ↓

=> 🎵 random-elephant · Dec 06 at 16:40:

@HanzBrix well you could still do dialup over a mobile phone I guess ? It means you're not directly dependent on DNS or IP. Still dependent on some infrastructure of course - I'm not suggesting it's a good idea, I was just wondering in the context of this thread whether there would be a point to Gemini over dialup.

=> 🦂 zzo38 · Dec 06 at 19:15:

You could still run Telnet as well as Gemini (and possibly other protocols such as NNTP, IRC, SSH, etc). This is separate of whether or not you will also have a telephone number to provide access.

=> 🚀 stack · Dec 06 at 20:38:

With a real dialup connection or via SSH, you do not need Gemini's encryption... may as well use one of the simpler sister protocols.

=> 💎 pista · Dec 08 at 21:00:

I think there are issues with modems over VoiP (and modern cell phones) due to the compression used. I’d expect it is possible to make something work but I don’t think you will approach the speeds that were possible the over metal.

=> 🚀 stack · Dec 09 at 01:01:

You could rig up your router to throttle to 300bps if you feel particularly masochistic

=> 💎 pista · Dec 09 at 04:05:

Security though obscurity. Encrypt your data, encode your data within voice, encode the voice to data.

Original Post

=> 🌒 s/Geminispace

BBSes — There oughta be more BBSes on Gemini. I don't mean copies of this capsule, I mean actual BBSes (dial-in or telnet) that also have a Gemini frontend. Log in, check messages and new files, play a door game or two, check your favourite FidoNet echoes.

=> 💬 dragfyre · 8 comments · 1 like · 2024-12-06 · 8 weeks ago