The reason why I suggest a Fidonet-like protocol vice peer-to-peer IP is that Fidonet can be used completely “off the grid” as it were. Connections are dependent upon analog phone calls from point a to point b in order to transfer message traffic. The phone numbers associated with point a or point b are also completely at random, since it is inherently an asynchronous network. Peer-to-peer networking, while it has the security of being M:N, still runs on the Internet, so there is the ability to perform traffic analysis. Unless, of course, a fairly large onion router network is set up.
I do understand it would be off the grid, but there is a problem with that: No new members (how many people Fido any more?). Secondly, land lines are passe’, and cell phones are spotty at best. Third, it requires cell phones connecting to the computer, and that is an extra step.
I’m not utterly unconvinced, but it seems as though staying Internet and going Peer to Peer is much more likely to succeed in keeping members and getting new ones.
The application itself can advertise for new members (Share FR with a likeminded friend!) sort of deal.
I'm going to get out my old TELEGRAPH KEY and start practicing my MORSE CODE.
ok what? lol Dang why does everything the government touch turns out bad for Americans. And we all know this is what the lefts wants!!