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- From: barrett@astro.cs.umass.edu (Daniel Barrett)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Pirate ftp site explodes... film at eleven
- Date: 14 Oct 92 23:26:01 GMT
-
-
- I have some bad news for all you pirates out there. The famous
- pirate ftp site "etarip.uoy.ffo.kcuf" suffered a massive explosion last
- week. It seems that over eleven million Internet users tried to log in
- simultaneously, using the formerly-secret "DAEHKCID" username. This
- seriously overloaded the incoming telnet modem pool, and the rest is history.
- The disk drive was seriously ruptured, shattering the /pub/games/commercial
- directory into "/pub", "games/comm", and "ercial" directories... a classic
- case of disk fragmentation. In addition, the fried network connections were
- responsible for the big News blackout that many sites experienced over the
- weekend, as USENET postings reached "etarip" and fell out of the broken
- Ethernet cable onto the floor. Cleaning crews have only recently finished
- stuffing those articles back into the cables and sending them on their way.
-
- Since I am the person who announced the existence of this site to
- the world, I feel partially responsible for this loss to the well-respected
- Amiga pirate community. I would also like to apologize to everyone in
- c.s.a.games for all the people who posted false, misleading followups to my
- article and claimed it was a joke. It was a totally serious article, and I
- am shocked that all those stupid people thought it was funny. Get a life,
- folks! The destruction of an Internet site is no laughing matter.
-
- Anyway, to make up for my mistakes, I have contacted the systems
- administrators of several other machines who have agreed to take over
- etarip.uoy.ffo.kcuf's job. You can find the files on the following sites:
-
- siht.eveileb.uoy.fi (Finland)
- bmud.yrev.era.uoy (Uruguay)
- eb.dluohs.setarip.lla (Llamaland)
- erunam.esroh.ni.deppid (Middle Earth)
-
- If you try to reach these and your computer says "unknown host", keep
- trying. I advise that you try at least 4 times an hour for several
- weeks. Yes, this is hard work, but the rewards will be great.
-
- For people without ftp access, it is now also possible to receive
- this pirated software on disk. I think you'll be impressed: the disk even
- comes with documentation and the original packaging! Simply pick up the
- telephone and call any Amiga dealer or mailorder warehouse, ask for any
- Amiga program, and it will be sent to you for free! You don't even have to
- ask for the special "pirated" version -- the person on the phone will know
- what you want.
-
- Beware, though... even though the software is free, some of these
- places will charge you outrageous shipping fees. For example, when I
- ordered my free copy of Deluxe Paint IV, they charged me $99.50 for
- "handling"! But at least I got the program for free.
-
- [Followups to c.s.a.advocacy since it's such a fun place.]
-
- Dan
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- Copyright 1992 by Daniel J. Barrett. All rights reserved.
- This article may be freely distributed as long as it is distributed in its
- entirety. It may not be included in any publication without the written
- permission of the author. So nyaaah.
-