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Free Shell Server
This post is inspired by Underlegend post. I am listing Free Shell servers I am subscribed to and OS they are running. For more info please send PM.
SDF Public Access UNIX System runs NetBSD. Lifetime registration is $1. It actually hosts my personal web-site for the past 7 years. They come with free e-mail account. NetBSD has its own version of mailx which does have partial support for MIME (it supports attachments). I always wanted to port it to OpenBSD in particularly after Heirloom Mailx become inactive and s-nail guys started doing crazy things with s-nail. http://devio.us/ free OpenBSD shell provider. More liberal than SDF as its allow outgoing ssh connections with free account and PHP. I use for hosting several PmWiki's of mine. Feels little bit less reliable than SDF in terms of down time. |
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Another one that I use is: http://silenceisdefeat.com They run OpenBSD
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(I should also note that we haven't had any significant downtime in a long time.) I should also add that we're very strict on accepting new members (this is not a "you put in username->you get account" operation). So make sure to read the sign-up policy if you want to get an account. Last edited by ibara; 12th December 2014 at 04:31 PM. |
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You can feel real AT&T 3b2/500 Unix System; based on System V R3; still running and maintain by Qwest Museum of Communications at the Duwamish Central Office in Seattle. These machines were donated by SDF in 2009; and they were main servers from 1993 till 1998. |
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There is also Twenex site; which allows You to try 'real DEC' operating system; TOPS-20.
It is a KL10B (KLH10) emulator written by Ken Harrenstein with support for 8 RH20s which could handle up to 7 or 8 RP07 disk drives (about 500mb each). Host OS for that emulation is NetBSD powered by DEC Alpha 5300. Almost all sources and even more important tons of documentation [VAXen, PDP's, OS] is provided by bitsavers.trailing-edge.com Master instructions about TOPS-20 [and 10]: bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/spd/ Also there is vast amount of OpenVMS, RSX os'es; that You can still log in; through HECnet founded and maintained by: Johnny Billquist. Salut! Marcin |
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Ah, TOPS-10. I recall its filesystem fondly. File metadata was stored in a Resource Information Block ("RIB"). There were two: a Prime, and a Spare.
I was also a Grex user many years ago. Many. This is a nostalgic thread. Last edited by jggimi; 13th December 2014 at 03:12 PM. Reason: typo, thinko, and added memories. |
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Ah, grex! I used them when I lived in Ann Abor. I remember when grex was just grex and they had a vote on a domain name (cyberspace.org).
So if they've been running OpenBSD for years, why the switch? Arbornet is another one that runs FreeBSD, and is also in Ann Arbor: http://www.arbornet.org/free_shell_accounts.php Running a free shell provider sounds like fun. You can rent a halfways decent dedicated server with software and plenty of bandwidth for $50-60 a month so it's not a huge investment dollar-wise, though I imagine weeding out abuse would be a headache. Then again, your typical abusive user is looking for cpanel on linux so they can upload their spammy scripts, not a BSD shell. Anyone who runs one care to comment on the challenges? |
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