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by zeth___ 2911 days ago
It's already been thought about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplanetary_Internet
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Well, I perhaps shouldn't have said outerspace. I also meant locally, such as on a sailboat or in an area with inconsistent internet. Or maybe only connect to the internet once a day. Would be cool to have a good setup for that.
If you follow the links on the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delay-tolerant_networking