----- Original Message ----- > From: "Valdis Klētnieks" <valdis.kletni...@vt.edu> > To: "Matt Hoppes" <mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> > Cc: nanog@nanog.org
> On Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:12:40 -0500, Matt Hoppes said: >> How would that even work? Force a pop up into web traffic? > > That's not going to play nicely at all in a world of https:// > >> What if the end users is using an app on a phone? > > I'm having a hard time thinking of what app I could *possibly* be using on a > phone where I wouldn't want an interruption for a tornado or active shooter > alert. This would probably -- on phones, at least -- involve tightening up the deployment of CMAS/WEA, and the apps that catch it, which are pretty crappy right now; at least the one on my LG-V20 is. > This was discussed in detail a while ago - I'm pretty sure the general > consensus was that having the phone/game console/smart home control center/ > whatever would be running an alert endpoint app that would talk to the ISP/ > cellphone tower and register for alerts and then DTRT to notify the relevant > carbon-based life forms. Yeah, I designed most of this about 10 years ago, and couldn't figure out where to wedge it in. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink j...@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 1274
