[TUHS] RetroNet…

[Seth Morabito]

On Wed, Aug 29, 2018, at 10:25 AM, Grant Taylor via TUHS wrote:
> On 08/29/2018 07:46 AM, William Pechter wrote:
> > Also... If you run on the internet remember documented security exploits 
> > are decades old.  I recommend no open ports except for ssh if it will 
> > build and maybe UUCP.
> 
> I'm working on a Retro Computing Networking project with a few other 
> people and I think it would be a benefit for things like running 4.3 BSD 
> and other old OSs in a relatively safe environment.
> 
> I'm bringing this up on TUSH for two reasons:
> 
> 1)  I think THUS members could benefit from RetroNet
> 2)  I (we) would very much appreciate any suggestions or desires that 
> the THUS community would like to see in such a network.
> 
> The idea behind RetroNet is two fold:
> 
> 1)  Create a network of interconnected VPNs between interested parties.
> 2)  Provide ISP like services over said interconnections.
> 
> Our hopes are for RetroNet to be able to provide a sandbox / small pool 
> / isolated network where members can interconnect with each other (if 
> they want to) similar to the Internet, but with much less exposure.  (We 
> are planing on RetroNet not having direct Internet connectivity.)  We 
> are also hoping and planing to be able to carry any Ethernet based 
> traffic between sites, routed or not.
> 
> I (we) would be very interested in any input that THUS members might be 
> able to provide.  Particularly what you might like to see in such a network.


Hmm. I hate to bring this up, but I've been using the name RetroNET as well. I've had the domain retronet.net registered for ages, and was about to launch a small pilot project with a handful of 3B2 emulators running SVR3, with the hope for many more interconnected systems.

That said, maybe we could pool our efforts? I'd be happy to share the domain name with this effort, since it's precisely in line with what I'd like to see.

-Seth
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  Seth Morabito
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