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nfs.net has been around for as long as I can remember. They offered real shell accounts for a dollar, by snail mail (just to prove you are a real person). They
by woleium 3y ago
nfs.net has been around for as long as I can remember. They offered real shell accounts for a dollar, by snail mail (just to prove you are a real person). They continue to be awesome. Recently (uuh, maybe 15 years ago?) they have offered more capacity for good rates using a metering pricing model.
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- op00to 3y agoIs it possible you’re mixing up NFS with SDF? SDF has famously offered shell access for free or cheap forever. I have been an NFS user since 2003 or so, and the only shell access they offer is solely for administrating your web site and generally locked down.
- woleium 3y agoOh shoot, you are correct! https://web.archive.org/web/20020329184845/http://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/services/hosting.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20020329184845/http://www.nearly...
- op00to 3y agoThere were so many great shared systems that needed only a dollar or so and got you access to a shell and a community! I should go check out my sdf account!