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--- Christopher Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It is with great regret that we announce that effective immediatly
> nebsllc.com is down for FTP, CVSUP, HTTP, RSYNC and other services. We
> have re-routed our mailling list services to our vertial host so all mail
> services will be unaffected. My email address remains [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> For the past 27 months we have been able to maintain our low cost internet
> feed by using AT&T's @HOME service. At 1pm EDT this afternoon someone took
> it upon themselves to report us to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was copied on the
> message so I did actually see it. It appears that there was not any malice
> towards my system, but rather towards the @home people who had shut down
> another server. Strangely enough they sent me an email warning message
> after they cut my connect.
>
> After some severe scrambling, blocking ports, etc. I was able to re-gain
> my outgoing connections I have a vertial server that I use for backup
> purposes only that I can re-route some of my activity towards.
>
> My current server (@home) contains over 32 Gig of files supporting various
> open source projects. Last month we transfered close to 112 Gig of files
> via FTP and close to 124 Gig of data via HTTP. I do not have any stats
> on this from Rsync or CVSUP.
>
> To maintain a server such as this on a commercial connection will cost me
> a minimum of $850 per month and this is not going to happen. Strangly
> enough if I where to run Windows I could get DSL service much cheaper at
> $199/month. Unfortunaly I hate winblows and won't run it. And I can not
> afford $850 per month. So the server goes.
>
> I will still compile my kde2 builds, someone just needs to give me a place
> to put it. The mailing lists will remain active. Unfortunatly all those
> getting cvsup feeds from me and rsync feeds from me need to find a new
> home.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions.
>
> Chris
>
>
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Mage Grimau, Strange Unwashed & Somewhat Slightly Dazed
VoiceMail/Fax: 1-651-328-1145
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