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I have some friends that are thinking of investing into some HiLow systems and making our own intranet. Or a meshnet. Seems like a fun project.
And no random bot scans, no agencies, no nothing but our own sites.
The problem with closed meshnets is: scale. Do you have "critical mass" necessary to keep people engaged and returning and creating new content?
Cant know until we try!
Add some USB dead drops here and there like little geocaches. Maybe add some offline Wikipedia backups and other Zim files with a kiwix server. You could manage text, a file server, some web pages, possibly voip and maybe video calls. Sounds like a good time. What's it called, meshtastic? I have some vague experience / knowledge but never set it up.
Depending on terrain and population density you might be able to cover a large area. I've seen small scale implementations for highly urban areas using Bluetooth.
I wish meshtastic did any of that. Its more like a worse pager. Fun hobby to get into but its not all that great at reliable packets.