[EAS] EAS on Internet Streams

[Roy Moore]

Sorry if my response was misunderstood.
Of course I want the maximun number of people possible to receive all emergency alerts. In more ways than just emergency alerts a fully informed public is always best for everyone.
I was just trying to remind those (including myself) who are lucky enough to turn on their computer and click on IE (or firefox, or whatever) and have instant high speed access that there are lots of folks scattered around this good country that don't have that, and maybe never will.
Roy Moore
Asst. Engineer
WQFS-FM
Guilford College
Greensboro,  NC

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Clay Freinwald <k7cr at blarg.net> wrote:

>Regarding the debate over with wisdom of putting EAS messages on Internet
>streams...A couple of things to consider - 
>
>> The goal of IPAWS is to, basically, broadcast the EAS/Public Warning
>Message by all available means.   
>
>The thinking here is that the system you omit could contribute to the death
>of that person using that system alone.
>
>> I fully understand that there are those locations that only have meager
>access to the internet, per the following post to this Remailer - 
>"With all due respect....tell that to the folks in the 'heartland' of the
>country where their only connection to the internet is a slow, long distance
>dial up connection, or an expensive satellite conection that doesn't work
>during heavy rainstorms"
>
>Let me pose a question - 
>
>A -  Should all public warning systems be based on trying to reach everyone,
>by all available means ?
>
>Or
>
>B - Should no public warning system be deployed until  everyone has =- 
>
>> A high speed internet connection
>> Digital Radio and TV
>Etc etc.
>
>The answer is rather obvious (to me) to do so puts thousands, if not
>millions, at risk.
>
>There are - ALWAYS- going to be some that - 
>
>> Don't have internet
>> Don't have TV
>> Don't have Radio
>> Don't have electricity 
>
>I could go on .
>
>My $.20 - 
>Clay Freinwald
>
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