Subj : Re: Retro BBS Tech
To   : bl00d
From : Vk3jed
Date : Sat Jun 10 2017 09:09:00

-=> bl00d wrote to Vk3Jed <=-

 bl> @MSGID: <593AEC7E.47.rtn-rtnpcall@freeway.apana.org.au>
 -=> VK3JED wrote to BL00D <=-

 VK> Yes, they were exciting times, and when I worked in IT, it was very
 VK> interesting.  It was a time when you could build a lot of systems, and

 bl> I was in IT, but sadly not the networking end of it. So, I did do some
 bl> fairly cool stuff, but nothing with the likes of hosting servers and
 bl> such. My biggest accomplishment back then was probably setting up an
 bl> ISDN setup in my house. I had a few machines on the network and a linux
 bl> box that was DMZ that really did nothing. But no one ever tried to
 bl> break into it. Infact I probably had telnet open on it LOL.

Networking was fun back then, and also a bit easier, less demand for inherently
insecure setups and protocols, so it was easier to lock things down tight than
it is today.

I also ran IPv6 on the side from around 2000 via various tunnels.  Compiling a
2.x seties Linux kernel with IPv6 support wasn't for the faint hearted! :D


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