+++ Tuesday  8 July 2025 +++


OCC25 More preparations
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Recently I wrote about installing a Telnet server [1], and a
FTP server [2] in a FreeBSD jail. Old operating systems can't
use ssh and scp, this way they can still communicate with
systems in my network, and fetch and push files.

After this, I did some other prep-work:

Email
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I setup a new email account on the IMAP server, running in the
home network. Clients can access this account without the use
of SSL/TLS.

The email client can also connect to my SMTP server, making
it possible to send mail.

With this in place, a system running an old operating system
can communicate with the outside world.

Using the Apple email client on the old PowerMac G4 running
OS X 10.3.9, I subscribed to the OCC mailing list that Tekk
was so kind to create.

IRC
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X-Chat Aqua was already configured to chat over Libera Chat.
After resetting the password, I could connect to
the #oldcomputerchallenge channel :)

To prevent future embarrassments like this, I added the
new password to pass.

Mouse and keyboard
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Both the mouse and the keyboard could use some cleaning. With
the help of isopropyl alcohol and a rag, there are now fully
operational.

What is left, is to clear out my desk on the attic.

Only a few days left ...


[1]: gopher://box.matto.nl/0/setting-up-telnetd-on-freebsd.txt
[2]: gopher://box.matto.nl/0/setting-up-ftpd-on-freebsd.txt


Last edited: $Date: 2025/07/08 20:40:00 $