From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1RzaR6-0001iD-5G for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:06:16 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BC509E0B04; Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:06:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-bk0-f53.google.com (mail-bk0-f53.google.com [209.85.214.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99A5BE0B04 for ; Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:04:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bkcit16 with SMTP id it16so5500338bkc.40 for ; Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:04:54 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of mikemol@gmail.com designates 10.205.130.1 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.205.130.1; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of mikemol@gmail.com designates 10.205.130.1 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=mikemol@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=mikemol@gmail.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.205.130.1]) by 10.205.130.1 with SMTP id hk1mr11801380bkc.140.1329771894840 (num_hops = 1); Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:04:54 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=fwYQHz3e3alyMlWPSmwVuC8KfkjYfnToGNIXSTv24nY=; b=N+OE3wsQxAAWIVY0EjOi+a7zLJ2JAUDcX1oF5tLSdtuUgyXfnIJdvJuzT0NF97dVns TfaZUVfuYPtpdtjSLo/FQ3zLVUnPAR4QnjpZDHKWI/lBPM3OShS1wzBoFtjIBJ8owHLp MPySKhHoU+cZkypBmjQ/u8BcySH8qkuurD474= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.205.130.1 with SMTP id hk1mr9534363bkc.140.1329771894749; Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:04:54 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.205.124.129 with HTTP; Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:04:54 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <4F3F7CBA.9020600@gmail.com> <20120218124409.43286f16@khamul.example.com> <4F3F92C0.3060506@gmail.com> <1971113.3a2zZ3o5ps@localhost> <4F3FA512.3060508@gmail.com> <20120220161256.GB1375@ns1.bonedaddy.net> Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:04:54 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Somewhat OT: Any truth to this mess? From: Michael Mol To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 0557a49c-7297-48d9-a59a-382d0a2f15ad X-Archives-Hash: fcd1304f389a6fc5127ce664bdeeec79 On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2012-02-20, Todd Goodman wrote: >> * walt [120219 15:37]: >>> On 02/18/2012 05:18 AM, Dale wrote: >>> >>> > Sounds like the internet could be switched off. =C2=A0So, next questi= on, how >>> > easy would it be to get it going again? =C2=A0Hours? =C2=A0Days? =C2= =A0Weeks? >>> >>> My guess is that the old farts that read this list could have their >>> old dialup bulletin boards back on line in a day. =C2=A0Probably on the >>> original hardware gathering dust in the attic :p >> >> Naw, uucp on dialup on a Telebit Trailblazer 9600. =C2=A0:-) > > It's been a while since I set up a uucp node, but I think I could > manage it in a couple hours if required. =C2=A0To paraphrase Damon Wayans= , > "Homey don't play BBS." =C2=A0I think I've got a USR sportster sitting > around somewhere. =C2=A0What I don't have is a POTS line. Hey, my family ran a 53-line MajorBBS/Worldgroup setup back in the day, with between 30-50 consumer hardware modems. (Those v.Everythings were sweet... 3coms were good, too. Anything Motorola after their 14.4 model...not so much.) Don't knock the BBS. :) Also, Citadel is still alive and kicking, too. :) --=20 :wq