"By 2008 we should have a well- functioning Earth-Mars network that serves as a nascent backbone of an interplanetary system of Internets - InterPlaNet is a network of Internets! Ultimately, we will have interplanetary Internet relays in polar solar orbit so that they can see most of the planets and their interplanetary gateways for most if not all of the time."
Interactive response sure would be hell wouldn't it. I get frustrated dealing with a telnet session across a ~500ms link -- Now try seconds or even minutes. And think of all the timeout values you'd have to crank up. Connections would timeout "here" before the first SYN got "there". Maybe we tossed out uucp too soon. But again.... if we had Sean's FTL sled..... - Forrest W. Christian (forrestc@imach.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iMach, Ltd., P.O. Box 5749, Helena, MT 59604 http://www.imach.com Solutions for your high-tech problems. (406)-442-6648 ----------------------------------------------------------------------