From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 9 14:54:53 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C476816A41A for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 14:54:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carpetsmoker@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.190]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 200FD43D79 for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 14:54:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from carpetsmoker@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id x29so559402nfb for ; Fri, 09 Jun 2006 07:54:49 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:date:to:subject:content-type:mime-version:references:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:in-reply-to:user-agent:from; b=QyvfnY155bgsUkOyP8oHdY3mTeTABe7ZoFZtikS7qETvnRQs+WAvru6JVU4iFPiA/zgQSfYhMu0EH9YCETYDHfQHX035DF+JdJAlKz7iW/hg16nqLIf53IUR81nRdxg56iRWmjDSROWTE9AWD2PFpWJu4s2CcObb6QdQEBzSOec= Received: by 10.48.213.11 with SMTP id l11mr2454976nfg; Fri, 09 Jun 2006 07:54:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from carpetsmoker.ictwerkplaats.org ( [80.126.94.163]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id p45sm3331046nfa.2006.06.09.07.54.49; Fri, 09 Jun 2006 07:54:49 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:53:00 -0000 To: "John Brann" , freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20060609132456.GA70164@freebie.brann.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20060609132456.GA70164@freebie.brann.org> User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.00 (FreeBSD) From: Martin Tournoy Cc: Subject: Re: Obituary Notice X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:54:53 -0000 On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 13:26:22 -0000, John Brann wrote: > It is with deep regret that I note the failure to POST of gate.brann.o= rg. > > This Toshiba Satellite Pro 415CS (Pentium 90MHz, 16Mb memory) had work= ed > tirelessly as the gateway / firewall / natd machine connecting my home= > network to the Internet following its productive career starting in 19= 96 > as a personal laptop machine. > > It first took on its gateway role during 2000 and ran 24/7 for six yea= rs, > except for reboots to perform upgrades or due to power failures. > > The machine's dmesg (from 2004) is recorded at: > > http://www.nycbug.org/?NAV=3Ddmesgd;f_dmesg=3D;f_bsd=3D;f_nick=3Dbrann= ;f_descr=3D;dmesgid=3D1135#1135 > > The role of gateway has been taken on by another Toshiba laptop, = > purchased > in 2000 partly with credits from the Toshiba floppy-driver settlement.= > > John. I would like to offer my sincere regrets as a fellow Toshiba Satellite. May you find strenght in these hard times.