it is definitely useful to define what the offline state really means.

  [[1]] This is obvious, but the network/internet is unavailable.

  [[2]] Localhost (127.0.0.1) may also be unavailable if the whole
        network stack is offline.

  [[3]] "Remote" repositories referenced using the file:// protocol may
        be available. However, if that file:// url references a
        file-share, as in the case of an NFS or SMB mount, that will