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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 14:37:42 GMT -8
Posted by Skoonj on July 10, 1997 at 07:53:13:
This morning at 0752 eastern time I tried going to Bashful's site just for the heck of it ... and I got through!!! It's up!!!
I went to the FAQ section and pulled down a field report, and it appeared, so I know at least that works. The site hasn't been updated in a while or course, but as soon as Bashful finds out it's back up I'll bet he'll be hard at work on it.
Also, I checked the World Sex Guide and it's up too. Those of you who have been asking about that site will be glad to hear that!
Every silver lining has it's cloud, I guess, and there's a down side to Paranoia being back up. I checked and Chisel's site is also back.
I just thought everyone would like to hear the good news, and postpone the funeral.
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 14:40:41 GMT -8
Posted by Bashful on July 10, 1997 at 08:28:09:
In Reply to: BASHFUL'S SITE IS OPEN AGAIN!!!!! posted by Skoonj on July 10, 1997 at 07:53:13:
Nobody is more surprised than myself. And here I was getting used to all that spare time!
Yes, I'll pick up where I left off. It won't be until later tonight (Thursday) that I'll be able to update my old (old?) website, but I will have to re-think a few things. GP and I are going to have to talk about some sort of transition from posting field reports on my website to posting field reports on his website. After all, mine vanishes in November.
Be seeing you.
Bashful
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 14:43:19 GMT -8
Posted by Unclebob on July 10, 1997 at 14:08:34:
In Reply to: Re: BASHFUL'S SITE IS OPEN AGAIN!!!!! posted by Bashful on July 10, 1997 at 08:28:09:
Well, I'm glad to see that your site has at the very least, been resurrected. So much for an unexpected retirement on your part!! I'm also happy; among others here, that the WSG is also back up. It was the WSG that eventually led me to your website in the first place; something that I will never regret.
Best Regards,
Unclebob
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 14:50:36 GMT -8
Posted by Bashful on July 09, 1997 at 00:37:04: My new anonymous e-mail address
Dear Fellow Cyberwhoremongers and Cybercourtesans,
I now have a new, anonymous e-mail address. It is bashful@cyberpass.net, so if you want to contact me then feel free to do so. Some of you who know my "secret identity" e-mail account will be getting short messages from both it and my new public cyberpass account so you'll know for sure it is I.
For all I know, paranoia.com could resurrect at any moment, but I doubt it. Not only can't I get pings back from either the mailserver or webserver, but the net has lost its memory of their IP addresses. Paranoia.com has become a cyberghost.
This weekend I'll set up a small web page on my cyberpass account, and I'll let you know here when it is ready. It will be devoted to only the July 23 through July 27 Cyberwhoremongers Club meeting in Reno and Carson City.
I've talked to GP about helping him re-host the better field reports from my former website onto his. Do you folk feel there is merit in that?
Be seeing you.Bashful
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 14:57:42 GMT -8
Posted by Bashful on July 09, 1997 at 22:28:22:
In Reply to: Re: My new anonymous e-mail address. posted by indy on July 09, 1997 at 20:07:35:
That tornado near Austin, Texas late in M took out the electrical power for a couple of days so Paranoia.com was down. I thought at the time that it was gone because it went bankrupt (I didn't know that the tornado took out the power), so when it came back up I was much relieved and made a backup on May 29 or so, the first backup I had done in over a year. I still have that backup, and the subsequent reports on my hard drive, so I can re-create the final state of my now vanished website.
Be seeing you.
Bashful
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 15:00:37 GMT -8
Posted by Katherine Leigh on July 09, 1997 at 12:20:20: Bashy, I must say, I have grown rather attached to some of the reports that were posted on your site. I would love to see them here with GP. I would like to make a request. Could we transfer all the reports from my page... the complimentary and the uncomplimentary. We are going to miss you buddy. So how is retirement?
Katherine
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 15:03:10 GMT -8
Posted by The Prof on July 09, 1997 at 13:40:45:
In Reply to: Re: My new anonymous e-mail address. posted by Katherine Leigh on July 09, 1997 at 12:20:20:
So it's Bashy eh, Bashful ? snicker, snicker
(I'm just being facetious, of course - sorry if it offends)
- The Prof.
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 15:05:26 GMT -8
Posted by Mr. Spock on July 09, 1997 at 05:40:55:
In Reply to: My new anonymous e-mail address. posted by Bashful on July 09, 1997 at 00:37:04:
Absolutely! (just adding my voice to the chorus)
Your links to other prostitution resources were very helpful too. It would be great if they can be resurrected either on your new page or on GP's.
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 15:08:12 GMT -8
Posted by Georgia Powers on July 09, 1997 at 04:50:41:
In Reply to: My new anonymous e-mail address. posted by Bashful on July 09, 1997 at 00:37:04:
I'm quite sure our readers would agree that the field reports are an important part of these sites and should be maintained.
I've said enough in the past so I'll shut up (as if that ever worked before!)
GP
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 15:12:50 GMT -8
Posted by Pat on July 09, 1997 at 21:28:10:
In Reply to: Re: My new anonymous e-mail address. posted by Georgia Powers on July 09, 1997 at 04:50:41:
!!! I think continuing the reports is a good idea,easy for me to say I don't have to do all the work. My suggestion would be to maybe only use the ones that are 6 month old or less. This would make the reports more revelent to todays activities.
Thanks Pat
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 15:14:35 GMT -8
Posted by PornOracle on July 09, 1997 at 02:37:00:
In Reply to: My new anonymous e-mail address. posted by Bashful on July 09, 1997 at 00:37:04:
Bashful, have you tried calling their help/business voice lines and seeing if anyone is answering the phone? You've probably already tried this but your message only talked about indirect web-based confirmations that they've disappeared. If their phone lines are dead though, that would be a very direct confirmation that they're history.
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 15:17:03 GMT -8
Posted by Shithead on July 09, 1997 at 03:12:18:
In Reply to: Re: My new anonymous e-mail address. posted by PornOracle on July 09, 1997 at 02:37:00:
Stupid, Paranoia.com has no contact phone number.
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 15:23:32 GMT -8
Posted by PornOracle on July 09, 1997 at 21:31:18:
In Reply to: Re: My new anonymous e-mail address. posted by Shithead on July 09, 1997 at 03:12:18:
I assumed that Paranoia.com was at least an ISP. How else did they make money then? Maybe Bashful can answer this, but did their business model assume pure web site hosting? They never sold advertising AFAIK, so where did the money flow come from? How did they pay for their own oem internet access, along with the capital costs for the server?
Any answers?
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 15:39:43 GMT -8
Posted by Bashful on July 09, 1997 at 22:03:51:
In Reply to: Re: My new anonymous e-mail address. posted by PornOracle on July 09, 1997 at 21:31:18:
You are correct, but there was no way for PornOracle to know that.
Yes, Paranoia.com was an ISP, but it was not a business. All it was was two machines in some guy's closet, with a T1 connection to the Internet.
He took "donations". The recommended donation was $50 every six months, though I voluntarily paid twice that amount because my website soaked up more Internet connection resources than the usual.
They had no business model. Remember, Paranoia.com was not a business, and was never run as a business. His billing was terrible.
Donations.
Donations.
The owner of Paranoia.com, to my understanding, set it up out of his own money, hoping to finance it by donations from users. However, it was not a business, he did not want to go through the paperwork and regulation and so forth for it to be a real business. He was doing fine as long as the connection was a low bandwidth and low cost ISDN, but when he upgraded it to a T1 at $2000 a month, he went deep into the hole.
I only know his first name (Kevin), and that he lived in Austin, Texas. I do not know his real last name or where he lived or what his telephone number is. All I have is his e-mail address (now defunct) and the mail stop where I snail mailed my checks.
You now know as much as I do about why Paranoia.com vanished. It was a good deal while it lasted, and hosted the wonderful World Sex Guide (WSG), but it was not run as a business and died because of it.
Be seeing you.
Bashful
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Post by knowitall on Mar 30, 2018 15:51:55 GMT -8
Posted by Bashful on July 09, 1997 at 22:03:51:In Reply to: Re: My new anonymous e-mail address. posted by PornOracle on July 09, 1997 at 21:31:18: You are correct, but there was no way for PornOracle to know that. Yes, Paranoia.com was an ISP, but it was not a business. All it was was two machines in some guy's closet, with a T1 connection to the Internet.He took "donations". The recommended donation was $50 every six months, though I voluntarily paid twice that amount because my website soaked up more Internet connection resources than the usual.
They had no business model. Remember, Paranoia.com was not a business, and was never run as a business. His billing was terrible.
Donations.
Donations. The owner of Paranoia.com, to my understanding, set it up out of his own money, hoping to finance it by donations from users. However, it was not a business, he did not want to go through the paperwork and regulation and so forth for it to be a real business. He was doing fine as long as the connection was a low bandwidth and low cost ISDN, but when he upgraded it to a T1 at $2000 a month, he went deep into the hole.
I only know his first name (Kevin), and that he lived in Austin, Texas. I do not know his real last name or where he lived or what his telephone number is. All I have is his e-mail address (now defunct) and the mail stop where I snail mailed my checks.
You now know as much as I do about why Paranoia.com vanished. It was a good deal while it lasted, and hosted the wonderful World Sex Guide (WSG), but it was not run as a business and died because of it.
Be seeing you.
Bashful Posted by Pornoracle on July 10, 1997 at 02:14:29:In Reply to: Re: My new anonymous e-mail address. posted by Bashful on July 09, 1997 at 22:03:51:
Speaking of the WSG, do you know who ran that web page as well? Maybe both of you could get re-hosted at the same time. I quite liked the WSG field reports as well.
PornOracle.
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