Hello Barry.

18 Jun 05 12:27, you wrote to all:

 BB> A few of you may have been wondering where I (my system) had gotten
 BB> to....?

Hmmm .... 

 BB> My server was hacked and trashed, so if you emailed me, thanks but as
 BB> yet I haven't got email up (it effected email and web services for
 BB> both here and work so my boss is pissed at me as well!) it's taken 5
 BB> days to get a new linux install done and IP forwarding to this
 BB> computer running again, no web services as yet and there will probably
 BB> be no FTP server running from now on.

OUCH!!! being hacked is part of daily internet life, these days, it seems, 
:-(((

FTP is to useful a protocol to just junk, maybe via ssh, stunnel or a VPN?

 BB> On top of all that! my BBS system refused to run properly after being
 BB> down for a week and that also required a new install, I finished that
 BB> at 3am but couldn't get the port forwarding operational till after a
 BB> few hours sleep & time for the brain to think. Hopefully the reinstall
 BB> is going to remedy those random crashes I was getting when ever I was
 BB> away for a few days :-)



Now that is Windows for you ...

I hope your system now behaves itself ..... and that you have since had an 
opportunity to get youself some well deserved rest.

 BB> My most humble apologies to all who were inconvenienced, if anyone
 BB> wants to change their feed to another system I will completely
 BB> understand.

Ag ja, you know, just let us know before hand when you plan to be hacked 
again, you know, we, sort of like a bit of time to prepare ... 

Not your fault exactly, and besides who says the system we move to will not be 
the next to be hacked. Me I been lucky so far, the Lord, he has been good to 
me, and not having a permanent connection has also probably helped me some.

Don't feel too bad about, hear ...

Russell

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