Sad News for WWIV BBS SysOps reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- elchicharo · 2015-10-29 06:24 Today via Facebook, we learned that Eli Sanford 1@1 passed away October 26th. If you did not know, he had been diagnosed with Leukaemia earlier this month and had been in and out of the hospital for treatment before his passing. For many in the BBS community Eli was the guy who got them interested in BBSes and probably helped them setup a BBS of their own. He also kept WWIV BBS going for many years before its latest growth in interest after it was open sourced. We all thank Eli for his amazing work and support of the BBS community for the years. In my brief time knowing Eli I was always impressed with how welcoming he was and how willing to help others with their own WWIV projects. All of you knew Eli better than I, my condolences to you and his family. He will be missed. Here are links of places you may send your condolences and memorialize Eli online. WWIV BBS SysOps: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314823385196005/ Skulls & Crossbones BBS: https://www.facebook.com/groups/341028276103817/ Funeral Home Obituary: http://www.greenefuneral.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1687209 There is a group of on IRC if you want to stop by and chat about Eli's passing or next steps for WWIV BBS. Server: irc.ospreynet.info:6667 Channel: #WWIV irc://irc.ospreynet.info:6667/wwiv Take Care, Patrick \ Peaboy Cloud City BBS 1@206 WWIVNet 1@509 Rushnet telnet://wwiv.cloudcitybbs.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- digitlman · 2015-10-30 01:06 Eli's BBS is still answer "calls" (via Telnet) at wwivbbs.com. That's a dedicated sysop! See ya online in the next life, Eli. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NuSkooler · 2015-10-30 04:58 Sorry to hear :( WWIV (quite a early version, but I forget which exactly) was the very first soft I ever used. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- nolageek · 2015-10-30 14:32 Same here. Ran a WWIV board for about 7 years, until 2001. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro_1337 · 2015-11-01 00:32 i tried asking his people if someone has access so they can download his bbs, but no answer. apparently nobody knows what is going on. i dont believe his sister wendy still has a facebook, either. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wardrich · 2015-12-07 03:01 Eli was the one that got me into BBSing. He helped me get a WWIV board up and running. It's was really sad seeing that he passed away :( Still hurts thinking about this. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- roalt219 · 2022-02-13 00:52 Still missin' ya Brother Eli.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TheNortelGeek · 2022-03-03 13:03 Hi Roalt, PCross here. Not sure if you remember me or not. Seems we were thinking about Eli around the same time. I think of him often. It's crazy how some people can make such a big impact on your life. This has gone a long way to help me cherish my own a little bit more than I used to. I hope you're well in this world gone mad. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- roalt219 · 2022-03-03 13:06 Of course I remember you. I'm doing as well as one can expect, hope all's going well with you too. Life is such a gift, do many times we get caught up in bull to really stop and love life. It's the sudden and unexpected losses that unfortunately are the catalyst that makes us learn that.