[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"...who first broached the idea of an off-the-grid email server as early as the “fall (of) 2008,”..."

What good is an "off-the-grid" email server? If it is "off-the-grid" it cannot communicate with any other servers or clients.

[drpix]

Their meaning was off the dotgov (.gov) grid. Because that's where those checking up on Hillary could audit, FOIA, subpoena, etc. them and discover her corruption and treason.