They've been offline since 2/19. Seems like all servers including DNS are >offline. Does anyone know if they/Bruce are gone for good?
Jesse Rehmer <[email protected]> wrote:
They've been offline since 2/19. Seems like all servers including DNS are
offline. Does anyone know if they/Bruce are gone for good?
Jason Scott, the textfiles guy, had tweeted January 9 that he had
third-hand information that Bruce Esquibel had died. Weeks later, one of Bruce's customers said she heard that he'd actually died last November.
I have seen no formal announcement from his family, nor an obituary.
I thought ripco had other staff, but it seems not.
Here are some old stories about him:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13418201-400-innocent-hackers-want-their-computers-back/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-09-01-9909070043-story.html
Jason Scott, the textfiles guy, had tweeted January 9 that he had
third-hand information that Bruce Esquibel had died. Weeks later, one of Bruce's customers said she heard that he'd actually died last November.
Adam H. Kerman schrieb:
Jason Scott, the textfiles guy, had tweeted January 9 that he had
third-hand information that Bruce Esquibel had died. Weeks later, one of
Bruce's customers said she heard that he'd actually died last November.
<https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1612498255190888459> <https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1625878219114127362> <https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1627125165346721793>
On Feb 27, 2023 at 1:37:44 PM CST, "Thomas Hochstein" <[email protected]> wrote:
Adam H. Kerman schrieb:
Jason Scott, the textfiles guy, had tweeted January 9 that he had
third-hand information that Bruce Esquibel had died. Weeks later, one of >>> Bruce's customers said she heard that he'd actually died last November.
<https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1612498255190888459>
<https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1625878219114127362>
<https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1627125165346721793>
Sad to hear this news, thank you and Adam for your responses.
Wish I would have taken him up on an offer to feed his spool that had a lot of
history when I had the opportunity. :(
On 2/27/23 14:32, Jesse Rehmer wrote:
On Feb 27, 2023 at 1:37:44 PM CST, "Thomas Hochstein" <[email protected]> wrote: >>
Adam H. Kerman schrieb:
Jason Scott, the textfiles guy, had tweeted January 9 that he had<https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1612498255190888459>
third-hand information that Bruce Esquibel had died. Weeks later, one of >>>> Bruce's customers said she heard that he'd actually died last November. >>>
<https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1625878219114127362>
<https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1627125165346721793>
Sad to hear this news, thank you and Adam for your responses.
Wish I would have taken him up on an offer to feed his spool that had a lot of
history when I had the opportunity. :(
If you track down his friends and family perhaps one of them might still
have access to the data.
It's worth a try.
Adam H. Kerman schrieb:
Jason Scott, the textfiles guy, had tweeted January 9 that he had
third-hand information that Bruce Esquibel had died. Weeks later, one of
Bruce's customers said she heard that he'd actually died last November.
<https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1612498255190888459> <https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1625878219114127362> <https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1627125165346721793>
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