In article <8r6m9f$4e...@slb3.atl.mindspring.net>,
David Arnstein <arnstein+use...@pobox.com> wrote: >One last post from my beloved netcom shell account, for the sake of >nostalgia. I still can't believe that it is going away.
>Sorry for the off-topic post. It means a lot to me, anyway. >-- >NOTE NEW ADDRESS! my old ISP is closing down. >David Arnstein >arnst...@pobox.com
Yikes...
I was THE support guy for shells back when netcom first got started, my first job in the biz.
Almost, but not quite. I moved over to area.com in order to keep shell service. And when I spoke with them I asked specifically if they planned to keep it. The answer was yes.
But, as for the era of Unix do-it-yourselfers, yes, that era is fading fast.
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: In article <8r6m9f$4e...@slb3.atl.mindspring.net>, : David Arnstein <arnstein+use...@pobox.com> wrote: : >One last post from my beloved netcom shell account, for the sake of : >nostalgia. I still can't believe that it is going away. : > : >Sorry for the off-topic post. It means a lot to me, anyway. : >-- : >NOTE NEW ADDRESS! my old ISP is closing down. : >David Arnstein : >arnst...@pobox.com
: Yikes...
: I was THE support guy for shells back when netcom first got started, my : first job in the biz.
Sweet memories! And I'd email you FAQ suggestions to get free service. And Digicom Scout Plus modems are still my favorites. :-)
arnst...@netcom.com (David Arnstein) writes: > One last post from my beloved netcom shell account, for the sake of > nostalgia. I still can't believe that it is going away.
Shell accounts are still available, you know. I'm answering this from one at tsoft.com, running on FreeBSD.
> Sorry for the off-topic post. It means a lot to me, anyway.
I'm sure it's well-intentioned. :->
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> Personally, I gave up almost two years ago, and I want to offer > my congratulations, and condolences, to the long-suffering few > who held out this long. > Bob O`Bob > <obr...@netcom.com> R.I.P.
I also gave up b...@netcom.com about two years ago. That was a tough one.
> Personally, I gave up almost two years ago, and I want to offer > my congratulations, and condolences, to the long-suffering few > who held out this long.
I held out. I had my netcom account (j...@netcom.com) from shortly after my first ba.singles boink (Valentine's Day at the Tied House) umpteen years ago until 23:59pm on 9/30/00.
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> Steve Rubin (s...@soapbox.tch.org) wrote: > : In article <8r6m9f$4e...@slb3.atl.mindspring.net>, > : David Arnstein <arnstein+use...@pobox.com> wrote: > : >One last post from my beloved netcom shell account, for the sake of > : >nostalgia. I still can't believe that it is going away. > : > > : >Sorry for the off-topic post. It means a lot to me, anyway. > : >-- > : >NOTE NEW ADDRESS! my old ISP is closing down. > : >David Arnstein > : >arnst...@pobox.com
> : Yikes...
> : I was THE support guy for shells back when netcom first got started, my > : first job in the biz.
> Sweet memories! And I'd email you FAQ suggestions to get free service. > And Digicom Scout Plus modems are still my favorites. :-)
Kewl. Well I was p...@netcom.com back then, as you know. But Compucom Speedmodems, even if they were still around, aren't my favorites these days. (whew) The fact that the Courier is now owned by some cheesy Taiwanese company that specializes in $39 ethernet hubs is a little depressing though..
(Speaking of memories, I was walking down San Pablo Blvd. in El Cerrito last night with a friend, spotted a funky used furniture store with their BBS number silkscreened on their door..)
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Bob Becker wrote: > I also gave up > b...@netcom.com > about two years ago. > That was a tough one.
I dumped Netcom about the same time. Netcom got wayyyyyyy too much attidude for me. Though I did go get another shell account. No way I was going to let all that Unix stuff I had to learn go to waste.
In ba.singles Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. <shede...@stop.mail-abuse.org> wrote:
> So what ever happened to the guy who spammed us all, who was trying to buy > the netcom.com domain, to keep the shell accounts going?
Apparently, several people signed up with his service. He appears in alt.netcom.emeritus now and then.
Jan
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In article <8FC12D290shedevilstopmaila...@204.152.184.108>, Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. <shede...@stop.mail-abuse.org> wrote:
>So what ever happened to the guy who spammed us all, who was trying to buy >the netcom.com domain, to keep the shell accounts going?
That 'guy' is me. Even though I had a few Netcom/MindSpring/Earthlink rooting for me, in the end N/M/E basically said 'no way'.
But they did agree to extend email forwarding until 12/31/2001 as a result of all the user feedback that they got.
And my site is olagrande.net, if you're interested. :-/
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In article <IX4C5.1485$rO1.62...@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net>, Melissa Paul <tes...@io.com> wrote:
>In alt.netcom.emeritus Eric Lubjek <lub...@jump.net> wrote: >> That 'guy' is me. Even though I had a few Netcom/MindSpring/Earthlink >> rooting for me, in the end N/M/E basically said 'no way'.
>I thought your name was Bruce?????
Ugh. I wasn't paying attention. Eric Lubjek is an 'alias' that I have at a web site I run called PlaceBase. It's a totally unrelated site devoted to 360-degree photography. (You can check it out at www.placebase.com, if you're just burning with curiosity.) The web site never took off, but I kept the shell account.
But the alias is like this:
E r i c L u b j e k 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
6 1 5 3 0 7 2 4 8 9 B r u c e J i l e k
I guess that alias is worthless now. :-)
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In alt.netcom.emeritus Eric Lubjek <lub...@jump.net> wrote:
> Ugh. I wasn't paying attention. Eric Lubjek is an 'alias' > that I have at a web site I run called PlaceBase. It's a > totally unrelated site devoted to 360-degree photography.
Photography huh? I don't advise you to pull an Earthlink and send me advertising on an el cheapo camera.;)
In article <2N7C5.1973$rO1.67...@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net>, Melissa Paul <tes...@io.com> wrote:
>In alt.netcom.emeritus Eric Lubjek <lub...@jump.net> wrote: >> Ugh. I wasn't paying attention. Eric Lubjek is an 'alias' >> that I have at a web site I run called PlaceBase. It's a >> totally unrelated site devoted to 360-degree photography.
>Photography huh? I don't advise you to pull an Earthlink and send me >advertising on an el cheapo camera.;)
It was a once in a life-time mistake. I promise. :-) The PlaceBase site doesn't sell anything anyway, it was more of a 'special interest' thingie.
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In article <IX4C5.1485$rO1.62...@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net>, Melissa
Paul <tes...@io.com> wrote: >In alt.netcom.emeritus Eric Lubjek <lub...@jump.net> wrote: >> That 'guy' is me. Even though I had a few Netcom/MindSpring/Earthlink >> rooting for me, in the end N/M/E basically said 'no way'.
>I thought your name was Bruce?????
No, that's his owner, who calls all his pets "Eric". -- Howard S Shubs "Run in circles, scream and shout!"
Jan A. Cordes (j...@panix.com) wrote: : In ba.singles Bob O`Brien <o...@best.com> wrote:
: > Personally, I gave up almost two years ago, and I want to offer : > my congratulations, and condolences, to the long-suffering few : > who held out this long. : > : > Bob O`Bob : > <obr...@netcom.com> R.I.P.
: I held out. I had my netcom account (j...@netcom.com) from shortly : after my first ba.singles boink (Valentine's Day at the Tied House) : umpteen years ago until 23:59pm on 9/30/00.
I had my Netcom shell account for almost 10 years: February 1991 to September 2000. I got the account when Netcom's founder, Bob Rieger, still had hs day job at Lockheed in Sunnyvale and waived the setup fee for other Lockheed employees. Merlin Dorfman DORF...@COMPUTER.ORG
> I had my Netcom shell account for almost 10 years: February >1991 to September 2000. I got the account when Netcom's founder, >Bob Rieger, still had hs day job at Lockheed in Sunnyvale and >waived the setup fee for other Lockheed employees.
A bit over a year later, that offer was still open.
