Re: anon.penet.fi: URGENT REQUEST

[dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)]

ghio@netcom.com (Matthew Ghio) writes:
> $500 tops.  8MB is probably okay, 16 might improve resistance to mailbombs
> a bit tho.  You can get 486 motherboards for under $100 nowadays.
> Do the math: used 486 MB+CPU: $100
>                     16MB RAM: $150
>             case+powersupply: $50
>                     100MB HD: $20
FWIW, a very nice store in NYC called J&R (Park Row) is selling Digital
486 boxes for $600, including 16MB RAM, 540MB hd, and color monitor.
I also bought a 16MB thingie for my kid's 486 for $109.
>                HD Controller: $15
>       Dual 16550 Serial Card: $15
>               28800bps Modem: $150
I just got an internal 28.8Kbps modem (including fax) for $100.
>                              ------
>                               $500
> 
> And if you really want to run a remailer, I can sell you most of the above,
> and I'll even throw in a 340MB IDE HD with Linux+remailers preinstalled!
> (Yes, I'm serious.)

Are we talking about running a remailer over a dial-up UUCP, the way Julf did?
This box runs over dial-up UUCP on 14.4K modem, with two incoming feeds.
I may be willing to run a remailer to replace anon.penet.fi - let's discuss t
(It used to have an outgoing feed to Moscow, but not anymore. :-)

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<a href="mailto:dlv@bwalk.dm.com">Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM</a>
Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps