Andreas Broeckmann on Fri, 21 Jun 1996 10:10:51 +0100 |
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>Comments: Authenticated sender is <horvitzr@[194.108.1.2]> >From: "Robert Horvitz" <horvitzr@omri.cz> >Organization: OSI Internet Program >To: mf@mediafilter.org, tylevin@phoenix.Princeton.edu, >keenan@phoenix.Princeton.edu >Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 18:36:00 +1GMT >Subject: ISP shuts Berserkistan >Reply-to: horvitzr@omri.cz >Priority: normal >X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.31) To network administrators: Because of the conditions revealed below, an initiative has begun to filter out all incoming connections from Earthlink.net and earthlink.com... in a sesnse, a "Net Embargo"....Please configure your network to deny all connections from Earthlink.net and Earthlink.com. Please forward this to other network administrators. Read on and you'll see why: > >Tom/Tom/Paul - do any of you have an email address for >Berserkistan that does NOT go to Earthlink? Thanks in >advance! >BOB< > > >From: albert@infobahnos.com (Steven Albert) >Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 17:45:13 -0500 >Subject: BosNet News: Cult pulls plug on Bezerkistan > > >Editor's Notice: Bezerkistan the excellent Web site on Bosnia is being >forced off the NET by its Internet provider. Because Bezerkistan has >lost its E mail we did not even get the chance to ask their permission >to post this story. We wish them luck in their fight to survive. > > > TUESDAY June 18 EarthLink Network Pulls Plug on Berserkistan and > Kills Its EMail Service > > > EarthLink Network, the Scientology-run internet > service provider Berserkistan has used since its > inception is forcing Berserkistan off the Web and > has killed all our EMail. We're sorry, readers, but > EarthLink, which is about to mount an initial public > offering, has been unable to deliver your EMail > since last Thursday. > > Today, their web ops ground to a halt. preventing us > from publishing the morning edition of Berserkistan. > Sky Dayton, the 24-year-old boy genius behind > EarthLink, is also pulling the plug on Berserkistan, > forcing us off their service because we complained > about their inability to operate as a professional > internet company. We're trying to re-locate, > friends, but should Berserkistan suddenly vanish > because of EarthLink's ineptitude or cult-based > mentality, we'll be back. We promise. > > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >Robert Horvitz, International Coordinator, OSI Internet Program >Motokov Building - Room 518, Na Strzi 63, 140 62 Praha 4, Czech >Rep., tel 42 2 6114-2751, fax 6114-2750, email horvitzr@omri.cz > -- * distributed via nettime-l : no commercial use without permission * <nettime> is a closed moderated mailinglist for net criticism, * collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets * more info: majordomo@is.in-berlin.de and "info nettime" in the msg body * URL: http://www.desk.nl/~nettime/ contact: nettime-owner@is.in-berlin.de ............................................................................ .......................................................... V2_Organisatie * Andreas Broeckmann * abroeck@v2.nl Eendrachtsstr.10 * NL-3012XL Rotterdam * t.+31.10.4046427 * fx.4128562 <www.v2.nl> <www.dds.nl/n5m> <www.v2.nl/east> coming up: DEAF96, the Dutch Electronic Arts Festival, 17 - 22 Sept 1996 <www.v2.nl/DEAF/> (DEAF96 exhibition - 29 Sept)