Subj : Iranians offline for
To   : Mike Powell
From : August Abolins
Date : Thu Jan 15 2026 07:27 pm

Hello Mike!

 >> It all means the lowly BBS might (and should) make a come
 >> back, at least in that part of the world, as long as they
 >> still have telephone lines.

 MP> I was thinking that also... that BBSes could offer a place
 MP> for those cut off to congregate.  As you point out, lack
 MP> of phone lines... or service, if their government cuts it
 MP> off... would cause them issues.

 MP> Someone else somewhere suggested using HAM or mesh
 MP> connections.


Briar (mobile only) could work well.  It has Forum, Blog, and  
Prive Groups features, in addition to direct messaging to a  
Contact.

Briar works with wifi, cell, bluetooth.

I just learned about https://wigle.net/index today.

It appears that you need an account to see anything useful.
But I asked the user if they can get a report on the network  
status in Iran.  Apparently only *one* live wifi was recorded  
in the last 24hrs in the city of Tehran.





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