The ßrotherhood of Gφds and Γetards
"Recent News and Info"
by Mr. Sandman
02/02/95

We're gonna kill the california girls
We're gonna fire the exploading load in the milkmaid maiden head
We're gonna find the meaning of feeling good
And we're gonna stay there as long as we think we should
Mystery train
Three way plane
Expressway to your skull
-- Sonic Youth --

This information will be done in parts since I have a lot to say.

Part 1
The Story on TEKAT

Well, a lot has happened in the last few days.  If you are not
aware by now, TEKAT is closed FOR GOOD!  That's right. It's down.
I know many of you probably heard rumors about a phone number
change and that is exactly why TEKAT went down.  The rumors are
correct.  Originally, the phone number was changed in order to
abandon all the scum and morons who pretty much managed to kill the
system.
The change of phone number was a last resort to try and save
the system, but it did not work. In the system announcements on
TEKAT, it clearly stated that absolutely NOBODY was to tell anyone
of the phone number change.  Not even a users closest friend was
allowed to be told.  Everyone was given clear instructions to say
that TEKAT was down if people asked questions.  The announcement
said that if this rule was broken, the offender may be deleted or
the whole system may go down.  I thought I had deleted all the
system abusers but obviously I did not because people spread the
rumor about the number change.  As a result, we have stuck true to
our word and have shut down the system.
To those who decided to call my brother on the voice line and
harass him with threats at odd hours, this is the ultimate FUCK
YOU!  Now you no longer have a system to get your precious files
and affils from.  Also, the information has been removed from the
system and passed on to others by me personally.  Even if jUNGLE
jIMMY decides to put up a BBS again, it will not have what you
want.
You do not have my number and I am not going to run a BBS.  I
am simply going to spread the information to those who possess the
intelligence to use it properly and not abuse it.  If you do find
my voice number (go ahead and do it. I could use the laugh.), I
will not play games with you.  I am not playing around anymore.  I
have had the connections for years now to make your lives TRULY
miserable.  However, I never used them because I thought it would
be rude and go against my morals.
The only reason I ever ran a BBS was to keep controversial
information available.  Freedom of Information.  Many of you have
killed this ideal.  As a result, the information I have is no
longer free and if you do decide to play with me, I will have no
problem using the connections and knowledge I have acquired, over
the past five years, against you.

Part 2
What will Become of ßGΓ?

Many people right now are probably thinking that ßGΓ has died.
This is FAR from true.  ßGΓ will function as it has before only it
now has one less site, TEKAT.  All other sites still have their
status. If you were a site, the closing of TEKAT may actually be beneficial
for you.  As a result, we now have an FTP directory on the internet
for you to acquire our new files from.  To get the ßGΓ files, FTP
to ftp.netcom.com and go to the directory pub/va/vandal.  Vandal is a
writer for DnA, a great magazine, who has basically become our
savior for the time being and is in the process of setting up the
directory.  By the time you have read this, it will probably be up
and running.  Now you will no longer have to call long distance to
get files and your courier accounts have basically become obsolete.
If you are a writer, please do not send contributions to the
incoming directory of Vandal's account.  Vandal has been a great
help and we do not need to clutter up his account with submissions.
Instead, you can send them to me via E-mail to
an132432@anon.penet.fi.  This is the best way to do it anyways
since your contributions will be sent directly to me and will,
therefore, be released as quickly as possible.
As for the new WHQ, we do not have one because I have not
asked anyone to do it yet.  This news was all broken to me
yesterday.  I will let people know about that in the next .NFO file
for those that do not have Internet access and need the
medium of a BBS to reach us.
Overall, ßGΓ has not changed all that much.  In fact,
the only difference seems to be that we have now established
ourselves on the Internet.  Though you may not need an Internet
account, I strongly suggest getting one since this is the direction
things are moving in.

Part 3
Where are the ßGΓ Sites?

You may not have noticed yet, but I have not included the names
or phone numbers of any of the ßGΓ sites.  This is for their protection.
Due to the fact that TEKAT just went down, a lot of lamers will be looking
for other places to suck dry of files which could potentially damage
the quality of the systems.  The fact that an investigation is occurring
in 908 is another reason why I have not included the numbers in this
release.  Once things have blown over, and the lamers have become content
with having wars over their penis sizes on some other poor local sysop's
BBS, I will include the numbers of the sites again.
If you are a sysop of a ßGΓ site, don't think that this means you are
no longer a site.  Continue to advertise that you are a site if you please.
I have decided not to include the numbers to preserve the quality of YOUR
systems so the same thing that happened to me will not happen to you.  In
about a month, things should be fine and I will include your numbers again.
If you would like to talk to me about this, send me E-Mail
an132432.anon.penet.fi.
Finally, for all of you that feel it is VERY important that you talk
to me personally, or you'd just like to bullshit, there will be a ßGΓ
conference on the IRC.  This will occur on 02/18/95 at exactly 12:00pm
(that is noon) eastern time.  I will be connecting to the server at
irc.bu.edu.  If this server sucks for you, please find one that is connected
to it.  The name of the conference will be #BGR.  I don't know how long
the conference will last but I hope to see some freindly faces there.

Still free and enjoying it,
Mr. Sandman