"Keep BBSing Alive"


Message from SMAGE, acting chairperson. 990208. Posted by Repo.
...As we all recover from 'the night of the email bombs', I wish to relay to our members who are not aware of last nights actions the situation. The messages in our bombed email boxes leaves no doubt that somebody out there hates us, and has some very dirty friends.

...For those of us who simply have no email boxes left, you are not missing anything, each and every message is the same. From "Hackers for Girls", with a subject of "COCA Sent Us", and an attached pornographic mpg.

...Last night our elist server was hacked, and our email addresses taken. Kerwyns Forrest, our elist server host, was destroyed. And Kerwyn has reported that he is not even going to try to come back up.

A moment of silence, please, for a fallen BBS and a fallen SysOp.

...We now know that Jensy did pass on to a member of the BBSA the fact that she was a member, and the location of the listserve on Kerwyns Forrest. Jensy netmailed her resignation to me after the attacks. I tried to talk her out of it, but she was not coherent due to grief. She also let it be known that her system, Johnney Bravo is going down and will not be coming back.

A moment of silence, please, for a fallen BBS and a fallen SysOp.

...Pate has indicated a readiness to activate TheLitterBox's elist server, or a private message base. After getting a brief on the damage done to TheLitterBox from Repo, I asked Washoe to make a private message base for us to talk in.
...I could not see asking Pate to take on more injury, after he has given us so much already. I think I speak for everyone when I salute his spirit.

...Please, take no retaliation. We don't need that, our hobby does not need that. And we certainly don't know who is responsible. Let the federal officials complete thier investigation, be cooperative. Please, be cooperative if contacted.

...We are now meeting at Washoes. Your user name is your alias, and your password is your voting alias. Please meet us there and report your status as soon as possible. Until then, keep the faith, and


"Keep BBSing Alive"