Ripe support to eastern Europe.
- Date: Wed, 5 Aug 92 13:36:50 MET DST
Dear Ripe members...
The document, wich I pass along some parts of, seems to be a proposal to
get money to extend the connectivity in eastern Europe.
I'm a naive user, living in a remote place of the earth called Sweden, but
I have the posibilities of sending E-mail, getting NETnews, do remote login
to exotic places like the Ripe NCC in the Netherlands. I sometimes receives
mail from the UK, Japan, Estonia and Russia.
I really don't knew how, but it works. Last week I learned about audio-
conferencing, a great tool to speed up cooperative work among users on
different locations.
Well, the wole paper I found, did not say a word about that, they talk about
X25, X400 and X500, wich I don't knew what it stands for.
The people in the room next to me talks about RFC-822, multicast-routing and
BGP-4. I don't knew what that is either...
But I can read my mail, talk to remote computers and all I needed basically
came with my PC.
So, why are not Ripe and others that really makes Europe comunicate mentioned
in this proposal??!
I suggest that Ripe submitts a request for resources from the CEC to extend
the user-functionality I have to the rest of europe.
Globally connected networks should be a human right!
-Peter
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>>Comment: RARE Eastern-European Connectivity
>>Originator: ceec@localhost
>>Return-Path: kalin@localhost
>>Version: 5.41 -- Copyright (c) 1991/92, Anastasios Kotsikonas
>>Subject: CEC final+ 1.
>>
>>Dear coleagues,
>>This is an electronic copy of the APPLICATION. The final edited
>>version was prepared by XYW word processor and therefore I
>>can't guaranty that those are identical.
>>As far as the ANNEX is concerned it will be printed tomorrow
>>so if there is something important to say, please do it.
>>Regards/Laszlo
>>
>>
>>************************************************************************
>>General remark: operational management should be done by the bodies
>>being charged to provide the service on the European level (eg.
>>COSINE MHS, COSINE Paradise, ...).
>>************************************************************************
>>
>>
>>
>>1. SCIENTIFIC THEME
>>
>>
>>The theme of the cooperation is the sharing of knowledge
>>in installation, management and utilization of "message handling
>>systems" and "directory databases".
>>
>>The objective is to establish open data communication networks in CEE
>>countries and their interconnection with networks of the Community as part
>>of the common scientific infrastructure in Europe, by providing
>>message delivery and directory database services.
>>
>> With this infrastructure this project will significantly
>>enhance scientific and technological cooperation in Europe.
>>
>>
>>10. OBJECTIVES OF THE SCIENTIFIC NETWORK AND MOTIVATION
>>
>> The objectives of the participants in the M&DS network are to
>>promote the pan European scientific community by providing well
>>managed, reliable services for their daily work in a computer
>>network supported electronic way. It is a objective too that a
>>forum would be created for the scientists, technical people and
>>managers working in the CEE-Countries and are involved in the
>>computer communications field which helps them to smoothly
>>integrate into the existing and evolving pan European forums.
>>
>>13. EXISTING AND PLANNED INFRASTRUCTURE
>>
>>The MHS WEP and the Directory DSA in each CEE-Coutry will be
>>connected to the COSINE system either via IXI or other
>>suitable means.
>>
>>The final solution will be elaborated during the lifetime of the
>>project and it is the subject of an other proposal submitted to the
