[LI] Free Shell Providers

["Suresh Ramasubramanian" <Suresh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Came across a list of free telnet accounts - various unixes.  Thought 
I'd send it across (those I have accts on, I've added an extra line or 
two)

Linux -

Spunge.org - RH 5.1 box on a 33.6 modem - but almost completely 
uncrippled.  Offers goodies like zicq and netris (tetris on linux) - and 
is a LDP mirror.  (see http://www.spunge.org for more)

symonds.net - mail inbox@xxxxxxxxxxx with yr preferred username 
and passwd.  Wait patiently for a reply.  Debian.  Ravikant Rao 
seems to like it - I'm still waiting for a reply so can't comment  :-)

Other *nix -

Hobbiton.org - BSD - pretty good, got a better connection and 
upgraded h/w now, so fast.  Bonus - full of Tolkien fans <g> Telnet 
in and login as newuser

nether.net : Pretty complete shell, though slow.  It comes with three 
megs of diskspace. Telnet in, and log in as newuser.  - solaris (with 
8.9.3 sendmail - not an open relay) - also good.

m-net.arbornet.org - Rubbish if you just want a shell (crippled BSD). 
 Lynx, FTP, Telnet disabled.  Basically a community network for the 
people of Ann Arbor, MI (which also happens to offer free telnet 
accts)

sdf.lonestar.org : Little freenet type operation. Telnet in, and get an 
account. Unfortunately,. things such as FTP and Telnet are disabled, 
making it pretty useless.  - bsd.  Lousier than arbornet

grex.cyberspace.org - extremely restricted accounts. (crippled, 
ancient unix - open relay sendmail 8.6 - so avoid it) As the name 
suggests (grex - latin for "flock" - from which you get words like 
"Gregarious" and "Congregation") it is a community net rather than 
a unix shell.

Don't know abt these below - check them out too.

nyx.net You have to snail-mail them. Not allowed much diskspace.  
Nyx btw is the Greek goddess of the night, who begat Moros and 
Thanatos (sleep and death)

suburbia.net The sysadmin wrote a UNIX network-scanner, 'Strobe'. 

Ashpool.com You have to provide a 100 word essay on why you 
should have an account here.  - dunno

s

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