Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list gopher); Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:22:46 -0500 (CDT) Return-Path: <mikeu@osfn.org> X-Original-To: gopher@complete.org Delivered-To: gopher@complete.org Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gesundheit.complete.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD455183211C for <gopher@complete.org>; Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:22:45 -0500 (CDT) Received: from starfish.osfn.org (starfish.osfn.org [209.113.213.84]) by gesundheit.complete.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D36E1832114 for <gopher@complete.org>; Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:22:44 -0500 (CDT) Received: from starfish.osfn.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by starfish.osfn.org (8.12.8/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h7NEMEnC006946 for <gopher@complete.org>; Sat, 23 Aug 2003 10:22:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (mikeu@localhost) by starfish.osfn.org (8.12.8/8.12.2/Submit) with ESMTP id h7NEME3n006943 for <gopher@complete.org>; Sat, 23 Aug 2003 10:22:14 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: starfish.osfn.org: mikeu owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 10:22:13 -0400 (EDT) From: "Michael L. Umbricht" <mikeu@osfn.org> X-Sender: mikeu@starfish To: gopher@complete.org Subject: [gopher] fyi: free-net gopher site Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.10.10308231000180.6292-100000@starfish> Organization: The Ocean State Free-Net; Providence RI MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Scanned-By: clamscan at complete.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-archive-position: 790 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: gopher-bounce@complete.org Errors-to: gopher-bounce@complete.org X-original-sender: mikeu@osfn.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: gopher@complete.org List-help: <mailto:ecartis@complete.org?Subject=help> List-unsubscribe: <mailto:gopher-request@complete.org?Subject=unsubscribe> List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-Id: Gopher <gopher.complete.org> X-List-ID: Gopher <gopher.complete.org> List-subscribe: <mailto:gopher-request@complete.org?Subject=subscribe> List-owner: <mailto:jgoerzen@complete.org> List-post: <mailto:gopher@complete.org> List-archive: <http://www.complete.org/mailinglists/archives/> X-list: gopher

Hello,

Recently I decided to go through our long neglected gopherspace and clean up the organization. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that there is still gopher development in progress.

I'm the admin for the Ocean State Free-Net. Yeah, there are still a few Free-Nets left. This one serves the state of Rhode Island. We're one of the early members of the (now defunct) National Public Telecomputing Network.

We've been running our gopher server since about 93-94. Back then we were known as osfn.rhilinet.gov Now at gopher://gopher.osfn.org

Our gopherspace is pretty disorganized, but it's interesting in that it gives a "snapshot" of what used to be available. Sort of an online timecapsule.

-mikeu