In two days, I'll be taking down all of the servers here at FileGate.net permanently.

I'm sorry I couldn't give you folks more notice, I'm sure some of you will understand how 'End of the Year' surprises can affect your life and activities.

Stay well,
Janis

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Hello, Janis Kracht.
On 29/12/21 13:19 you wrote:

In two days, I'll be taking down all of the servers here at
FileGate.net permanently. I'm sorry I couldn't give you folks more notice, I'm sure some of you will understand how 'End of the Year' surprises can affect your life and activities.

Really sad new. :(
Keep strong, a great hug to you and to your family.
I hope to hear you again in this place sooner or later.
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Fabio.
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In two days, I'll be taking down all of the servers here at
FileGate.net permanently. I'm sorry I couldn't give you folks more
notice, I'm sure some of you will understand how 'End of the Year'
surprises can affect your life and activities.

Really sad new. :(
Keep strong, a great hug to you and to your family.
I hope to hear you again in this place sooner or later.
--
Ciao.
Fabio.

Thank you, Fabio - I hope you have a great 2022 and more!

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Hello Janis,

On Wednesday December 29 2021 13:19, you wrote to All:

In two days, I'll be taking down all of the servers here at
FileGate.net permanently.

Sorry to see you go Janis. Thank you for all you have done for Fidonet.

Wish you all the best.

Cheers, Michiel

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Re: Bad news
By: Janis Kracht to All on Wed Dec 29 2021 01:19 pm

In two days, I'll be taking down all of the servers here at FileGate.net permanently.

I'm sorry I couldn't give you folks more notice, I'm sure some of you will understand how 'End of the Year' surprises can affect your life and activities.

Ah, sorry to hear that.
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Really sorry to hear that.
I still remember how much you helped me to get back on FidoNet.
Take care of yourself and many thanks for everything you have done for the FidoNet community.

QQ: will this also be the end of Fidogazette?

Best regards,
Andrei aka Pufa

In two days, I'll be taking down all of the servers here at FileGate.net permanently.

I'm sorry I couldn't give you folks more notice, I'm sure some of you will understand how 'End of the Year' surprises can affect your life and activities.

Stay well,
Janis

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Hola Janis!

29 Dec 21 13:19, Janis Kracht dijo a All:

In two days, I'll be taking down all of the servers here at FileGate.net permanently.

I'm sorry I couldn't give you folks more notice, I'm sure some of you will understand how 'End of the Year' surprises can affect your life and activities.

I'm so sorry to read this :(

I hope it is nothing serious and that it has a solution.

Thank you very much for everything you have given to fidonet and in particular to me.

I hope you do well in your new stage.

If you need something you already know where to find me :)

Happy 2022!

Un saludo,
Angel Ripoll
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Hi Janis,

In two days, I'll be taking down all of the servers here at
FileGate.net permanently.

I'm sorry I couldn't give you folks more notice, I'm sure some of you
will understand how 'End of the Year' surprises can affect your life
and activities.

Thinking of you. Thank you for efforts in this space.

Best, Paul.

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Hi Janis!

29 Dec 2021 13:19, from Janis Kracht -> All:

In two days, I'll be taking down all of the servers here at
FileGate.net permanently.

I'm sorry I couldn't give you folks more notice, I'm sure some of you
will understand how 'End of the Year' surprises can affect your life
and activities.

Do you only take down filgate.net or also leave Fidonet?
Never used filegate, so do not really care if it disappears.

But judging from the reactions, I now assume that you will also leave Fidonet, correct?
You can always get a point somewhere and continue like that, if you want.

I assume you do not want to share what the end of year surprise was.

Anyway all the best for you!

CU, Ricsi

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Hi Janis,

On 2021-12-29 13:19:36, you wrote to All:

In two days, I'll be taking down all of the servers here at
FileGate.net permanently.

I'm sorry to see you go Janis...

I'm sure some of you will understand how 'End of the Year' surprises
can affect your life and activities.

That's rather vague, speculations are already making the rounds... :-/

I'm sorry I couldn't give you folks more notice,

I heard some people are already trying to miror your filegate website, I don't know if they will succeed before the deadline. Personally I don't care about for instance all the Nasa files, but it would be a pity if your archive of all the fidonet stuff (software, text files, etc ...) got lost! It's a great piece of Fidonet history...

Bye, Wilfred.

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Re: Bad news
By: Janis Kracht to All on Wed Dec 29 2021 01:19 pm

In two days, I'll be taking down all of the servers here at FileGate.net permanently.

I'm sorry I couldn't give you folks more notice, I'm sure some of you will understand how 'End of the Year' surprises can affect your life and activities.

Stay well,
Janis

Janis,

I never really knew you, and we had some exchanges with differing opinions about US politics, but I'm sad to hear that news. I know how much you contributed to FidoNet over the years, and I thank you for that.

Hope all turns out well for you.

Regards,
Dan
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In two days, I'll be taking down all of the servers here at FileGate.net permanently.

Are you going to take your BBS down?

I hope not - but if you are, let me know if you're interested in selling your BBBS license (or if that is possible.) I like BBBS and I want to switch to it, but they charge too much for a license.

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I hope you read this. You were the reason I got back into this little hobby a few years back. I started up wih a BBS way back in the eighty's and wanted to live that part of life again. I'd forgotten most of what I knew and looked to you to get 'started' fresh and you led me in the right direction.

It hasn't been what I remember, but I appreciated your help. Thank you.

Best wishes, and come back soon (when your ready)

Mick Manning
-(< Central Ontario Remote BBS >)-
-(> centralontarioremote.com:2323 >)-

... Don't diet, download a virus to remove the FAT.

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Best wishes, Janis. Thanks for all you did for FidoNet. Hope to see you soon!

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