NiteHacker Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 (edited) Hey All!!! I haven't been around for a little while... I was wondering if Tom Hunt was still running his Telnet bbs... Closer To Home (CTH)? Nevermind... I entered it wrong in my telnet client.... I was able to log on! :-) Also... is the site that was a mirror/host of his files still around.... ftp.spudster.org? Edited February 4, 2007 by NiteHacker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 It looks like the FTP site is down/gone. I do have the contents of the site if there is something you are looking for. Also, with permission from CTH, maybe someone can rehost the archive. I would but don't have the space. It is about 800meg of files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteHacker Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 Thanks for the info... I think I have everything... or just about everything... except for the last couple of years. I don't think I need anything at the moment... but thanks for letting me know! I was maintaining a copy of most of the files too... but I don't know how up-to-date it is? I think it's been about a year or so since I was last visiting that site and checking for new files. Yeah, it would be nice if someone could host the files again.... hopefully, an exact mirror of the old site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Try the following link: ftp://ftp.pigwa.net/stuff/mirror/ftp.spudster.org/pub/Atari/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteHacker Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 Try the following link: ftp://ftp.pigwa.net/stuff/mirror/ftp.spudster.org/pub/Atari/ Thanks for that link... but it looks to me like that is an outdated mirror, though.... last update was in 2002. Correct me if I am wrong... I believe there is a more current update of files? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Plus, the mirror is missing some files like the ATOS stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 http://www.filewatcher.com/b/ftp/ftp.spuds...ri/CTH.0.0.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwhyte Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 (edited) CTH's FTP site is still up... ftp://ftp.spudster.org/pub/Atari/CTH Edited February 5, 2007 by dwhyte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Ok, so what's missing in pigwa's mirror? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteHacker Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 Ok, so what's missing in pigwa's mirror? I would say there is ALOT missing! Just compare the dates.... ftp://ftp.pigwa.net/stuff/mirror/ftp.spudster.org/pub/Atari/ - the ALLFiles.txt date is August 13, 2002 - this is the date inside the file - which Tom generates a new list whenever he adds/modifies the files in his archives. http://www.filewatcher.com/b/ftp/ftp.spuds...ri/CTH.0.0.html - according to the date the file was posted on that site, it was definitely much more recent - November 26, 2006 Again - however, I can't get to the Spudster site to verify this date, but I am pretty sure it's probably right and so it's definitely more recent than 2002!!! I am SURE there has been more added since 2002! I do recall visiting there sometime last year or so and there was a more recent update. It's nice that this mirror is there - it's just that it's NOT as current as it should be! Someone said the site was still OK - however, it doesn't seem to be working for me. I have been trying several days now and I can't get to it - neither from Internet Explorer or my ftp client (Total Commander)? Maybe the site is temporarily down?? I sure hope that is the case!!! I really want to get back on there and try to update my collection so that it is up-to-date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwhyte Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Ok, so what's missing in pigwa's mirror? I would say there is ALOT missing! Just compare the dates.... ftp://ftp.pigwa.net/stuff/mirror/ftp.spudster.org/pub/Atari/ - the ALLFiles.txt date is August 13, 2002 - this is the date inside the file - which Tom generates a new list whenever he adds/modifies the files in his archives. http://www.filewatcher.com/b/ftp/ftp.spuds...ri/CTH.0.0.html - according to the date the file was posted on that site, it was definitely much more recent - November 26, 2006 Again - however, I can't get to the Spudster site to verify this date, but I am pretty sure it's probably right and so it's definitely more recent than 2002!!! I am SURE there has been more added since 2002! I do recall visiting there sometime last year or so and there was a more recent update. It's nice that this mirror is there - it's just that it's NOT as current as it should be! Someone said the site was still OK - however, it doesn't seem to be working for me. I have been trying several days now and I can't get to it - neither from Internet Explorer or my ftp client (Total Commander)? Maybe the site is temporarily down?? I sure hope that is the case!!! I really want to get back on there and try to update my collection so that it is up-to-date. It must be you, I connect to Spudster just fine... I actually prefer the Holmes collection on Langesite... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteHacker Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 (edited) Um, OK... well, I will keep trying... I can't seem to get to it either from my ftp or Internet Explorer so I am wondering if it's beyond my control... like there is a broken link or it's been banned from my isp, etc? What is the link to that site you are talking about? If you can't or don't want to post it here... can you pm it to me? Thanks! Note: I have tried other ftp site(s) and I CAN link to them, BUT I just can't seem to get to Spudster??? Edited February 18, 2007 by NiteHacker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezz Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I've been trying to get hold of some of the stuff that was on the later archive at Spudster. As was discussed in this thread a couple of months ago, did anyone find a working mirror of the last updated archive? The original ftp is now gone for good it would seem and the most up to date mirror listed here just reference the original dead ftp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I've been trying to get hold of some of the stuff that was on the later archive at Spudster. As was discussed in this thread a couple of months ago, did anyone find a working mirror of the last updated archive? The original ftp is now gone for good it would seem and the most up to date mirror listed here just reference the original dead ftp? What are you looking for?? I have most of the last iteration of the spudster site. I grabbed everything just a couple of months before it went down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezz Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 What are you looking for?? I have most of the last iteration of the spudster site. I grabbed everything just a couple of months before it went down. That's great, it's the contents of /pub/atari/cth/utilities/bbs/carina/flesec_u/dir_b/ that i was looking for and also the contents of: /pub/Atari/CTH/Utilities/Files/Boot_Menus Thanks, Tezz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 The Closer To Home archive is back online. ftp://ftp.spudster.org/pub/Atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 So anyone heard from Tom Hunt? I have a soft spot for the Closer to Home BBS since it was the first telnet BBS, and it has been on again, off again for the last few years. Just want to make sure in this case after like ten years of operation that it is gone gone... ...like I said, it was the BBS that got me back into the Atari BBS scene, so want to make doubly sure it is gone before *I* give up on it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) is spudster still around? or better still Tom Hunt himself? Edited April 11, 2016 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 couldn't log in now I am blocked wtf... username and password for the ftp please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) oh hell now it let me right in.... wtf.. or not it says mirror and the directory is empty and it fails to change directory so yeah now it says I am blocked.... sighs... Edited April 11, 2016 by _The Doctor__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baskar Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 We've been offline for a while now. I was blackwing and eventually baskar back in the day. I'm Thomas Jr. Dad is retired these days. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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