Stepping Stones to the Internet in Africa
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Connectivity protocol definitions



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Initial connectivity email 
Click country for email and connectivity details
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How to use this map
1. The diagram shows the color of the selected connectivity type. Change which connectivity types are displayed by using the check boxes or clicking on the diagram.
The legend with FIDO box selected
2. Countries that have the selected connectivity type(s) are shown on the map.
The countries with FIDO selected
3. If two or more connectivity types are selected, the map displays a color for countries with each type of connection and a mixed color for countries with both.
The countries and legend with both FIDO and UUCP selected
4. When ALL connectivity types are selected the diagram and map show all possible combinations of connection types.
The countries and legend with all connectivity type selected
How to view connectivity
dates by country
Click on a country and the dates they first received network connectivity appear. The selected connection types are highlighted. The connectivity date of the country selected
When DNSSEC is checked, countries with Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) Enabled on their networks are labeled in green.

The legend with DNSSEC status
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FIDO

FidoNet is a worldwide computer network that is used for communication between bulletin board systems (BBSes). It uses a store-and-forward system to exchange private (email) and public (forum) messages between the BBSes in the network, as well as other files and protocols in some cases.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FidoNet)

TCP/IP

The Internet protocol suite, commonly known as TCP/IP, is the set of communications protocols used in the Internet and similar computer networks. The current foundational protocols in the suite are the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP), as well as the User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
During its development, versions of it were known as the Department of Defense (DoD) model because the development of the networking method was funded by the United States Department of Defense through DARPA. Its implementation is a protocol stack.[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_protocol_suite)

UUCP

UUCP (UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Protocol) is a set of UNIX programs for copying (sending) files between different UNIX systems and for sending commands to be executed on another system. (https://www.techtarget.com/searchnetworking/definition/UUCP)
RFC for UUCP

DNSSEC

The Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) is a suite of extension specifications by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for securing data exchanged in the Domain Name System (DNS) in Internet Protocol (IP) networks. The protocol provides cryptographic authentication of data, authenticated denial of existence, and data integrity, but not availability or confidentiality. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System_Security_Extensions)