[TriLUG] In search of the walled machine at UNC

[Greg Brown]

Maybe it was wrong (I typed it into the e-mail).  Here's a copy and paste 
link (by the way, the "it did not" happen story is buried in the page, search 
for "novell"):


http://www.shartwell.freeserve.co.uk/humor-site/mythellany.html


On Thursday 03 October 2002 04:29 pm, you wrote:
> Sure you have the link right for the "It Did Not Happen Story"?  That
> hostname isn't resolving for me.
>
> On Thursday, October 3, 2002, at 04:15 PM, Greg Brown wrote:
> > I always thought it happened at N.C. State.   Anyway, here are two
> > differing
> > opinions on-lie about what did, or did not, take place regarding this
> > Novell
> > server  (curiously, both pages are from the UK):
> >
> > The It Did Happen Story:
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/5/18265.html
> >
> > The It Did Not Happen Story:
> > http://www.shartwell.freeserve.co.uk/humor-site/mythellany.html
> >
> >
> > Greg
> >
> > On Thursday 03 October 2002 04:05 pm, you wrote:
> >> I understand that the story was true but it was a Novell 3.1x server.
> >>
> >> Sinner from the Prairy wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I remember reading , some time a go, a bout a Linux box with an
> >>> incredible uptime. This machine had been lost, and was only found
> >>> after
> >>> following the cable... and getting to a (now) walled room.
> >>>
> >>> Is this a real story? Is it an Urban Legend? Why I seem to remember
> >>> that
> >>> this box was part of UNC-Chapel Hill?
> >>>
> >>> Can any one conform / dismiss the story? Any link?
> >>>
> >>> Salut,
> >>> Sinner
> >>> --
> >>> http://www.ibiblio.org/sinner/     Linux User # 89976
> >>> Running on Mandrake 8.2 - Kernel  2.4.18-8.1mdk    Linux Machine #
> >>> 38068
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