Aztec Freenet seeks volunteers

[der.hans]

Am 27. Apr, 2003 schw=E4tzte Dennis Kibbe so:

> Does anyone remember Aztec Freenet? They offer free test-based internet &=
 e-mail
> service. I still have an account there and check it once a month just to =
stay
> current. Aztec has moved from ASU after eight years and now has space tha=
nks to
> EMR. Aztec is looking for volunteers to help update the system. I don't k=
now if
> they will offer the Premium service (PPP, Mozilla, etc.) for $100/yr like=
 is
> offered in Canada. I think for now it's just pine & lynx.

AZOTO has started working with AzTeC. We are hoping to have pop service and
maybe allow web-browsing.

Currently they need someone to help with SunOS 4.1.4 administration.

They've investigated a couple of paths to move off the really old software
base over to a new system that runs on Linux. I, personally, hope we can
come up with the configuration glue that makes it possible to provide the
services they want via standard applications.

This has a potential of being a locally run Juno-like service, but they nee=
d
some help.

We'll also need help from current and past AzTeC members to help us
transition the user interface and make sure we don't forget any features
that should be kept.

ciao,

der.hans

> Dennis Kibbe
> -----------------
>
> Here's the e-mail from Nathalie Goss, President, AzTeC Board of Directors=
=2E
>
>  Here is a brief description of what is to be done
> (overall, and Linux-specific)
>
> Everything:
>
> SonOS Solaris administation, perl and shell scripts to automate some task=
s
> and off-load others (i.e. write menu so other volunteers can perform simp=
le
> things like acct. maintenance etc). Other scripts involve clean-up, organ=
izing
> ready scripts, cleaning up dormant accounts, crontabs for system stats, b=
ackup,
> routine tasks, news etc. Porting FreePort BBS software to current Solaris
> version; implementing secure SSL POP3 Email alongside FreePort's mr (mail
> reader) or Pine (Chebucto suite); installing irc (local only) for local c=
hat on
> AzTeC only and making it work within freeport (should be easy, has been d=
one
> with older ver. of irc); voted module (so people can vote on things) or d=
evelop
> alternative (www / php / cgi based); Webmail (almost completed); cost-fre=
e
> spam filter implementation in addition to sendmail's built-in abilities;
> Linux-specific:
>
> Chebucto suite is BBS software designed around "lynx -exec" concept (lynx
> browser and -exec option built in it). It uses Pine for Email, TIN for ne=
ws +
> IRC for local or global IRC. You can see functional implementation of Che=
bucto
> suite online (as well as some limited documentation - I have more as well=
 as the
> distribution package). OK. Here is an ouotline of what we need to do:
> 1. Csuite was developed and ported on RedHat 6.1 distribution, which is
> quite old. It may work on Redhat 6.2 out-of-the-box so to speak, but newe=
r
> kernels (2.4x vs. the 2.2x above) have many advantages... So I am thinkin=
g along
> two lines here: best is to try to port and making it work within freeport
> (should be easy, has been done with older ver. of irc); voted module (so =
people
> can vote on things) or develop alternative (www / php / cgi based); Webma=
il
> (almost completed); cost-free spam filter implementation in addition to
> sendmail's built-in abilities; Linux-specific:
>
> Chebucto suite is BBS software designed around "lynx -exec" concept (lynx
> browser and -exec option built in it). It uses Pine for Email, TIN for ne=
ws +
> IRC for local or global IRC. You can see functional implementation of Che=
bucto
> suite online (as well as some limited documentation - I have more as well=
 as the
> distribution package). OK. Here is an ouotline of what we need to do:
>
> 1. Csuite was developed and ported on RedHat 6.1 distribution, which is
> quite old. It may work on Redhat 6.2 out-of-the-box so to speak, but newe=
r
> kernels (2.4x vs. the 2.2x above) have many advantages... So I am thinkin=
g along
> two lines here: best is to try to port Csuite onto a current (RH8) distro=
 -
> which should be easy because most of the odd-ball modules are not needed
> (see #2).
>
> 2. We can start with RH 6.1 install and a working distribution of Csuite
>  but at the end we should have an integrated suite of otherwise standard
> applications: Pine, lynx, Tin, IRC plus small overhead to make it work to=
gether :)
>
> I have set up a development machine on my home network, which right now
> runs Mandrake 9.0 but will put RH8.0 and RH6.1 and anything else we may n=
eed
> there... multiple boot, and will ensure a serial console server too so yo=
u can
> reboot system etc.
>
>
>
>
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