nixnet Last Update: 2026-03-18 13:06
NixNet is a new network for *nix operating systems, including Linux, *BSD, and various other flavors of Unix. We aim to provide an active network with responsive administration, putting the needs of our nodes as our number one priority.
Our current infopack can be downloaded from:
This network provides the following Echomail areas:
| Messages | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echoarea | Description | First Message | Last Message | Area Active | Day | Week | Month | Total |
| NIX_ADMIN | NIX: NixNet Administration | 2025-04-01 22:07 | 2026-03-19 10:43 | Active | 1 | 10 | 28 | 225 |
| NIX_AUTO | NIX: Auto | 2025-04-25 17:08 | 2026-03-19 11:40 | Active | 9 | 38 | 160 | 1,451 |
| NIX_BBS | NIX: Running a BBS under *nix | 2025-04-20 15:55 | 2026-03-13 01:54 | Active | 0 | 5 | 28 | 84 |
| NIX_BSD | NIX: FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, etc. | 2025-11-08 11:46 | 2026-03-18 13:37 | Active | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| NIX_LINUX | NIX: Linux (all distributions) | 2025-04-07 11:40 | 2026-01-25 23:53 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| NIX_NTWK | NIX: Networking your *nix system(s) | 2025-11-10 20:22 | 2025-11-26 16:01 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| NIX_OTHER | NIX: Other *nix systems (AIX, HP-UX, etc.) | 2025-06-22 04:38 | 2026-03-09 01:24 | Active | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| NIX_SECURITY | NIX: Securing your *nix system(s) | 2025-04-12 11:44 | 2025-05-07 19:28 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| NIX_SHELL | NIX: Shells (Bash, zsh, csh, etc.) | 2025-04-07 00:35 | 2025-06-22 04:32 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| NIX_XWIN | NIX: X Windows Related | 2025-06-22 04:36 | 2025-10-30 15:14 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
This network provides the following File areas:
| Files | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filearea | Description | First File | Last File | Area Active | Week | Month | Total |
| NIX_BINKD | NIX: NixNet BinkD Nodelist | 2025-04-11 04:56 | 2026-03-13 07:18 | Active | 1 | 4 | 49 |
| NIX_INFO | NIX: NixNet InfoPacks | 2025-04-11 04:55 | 2026-03-13 07:19 | Active | 1 | 4 | 48 |
| NIX_LIST | NIX: NixNet Nodelists | 2025-04-11 04:53 | 2026-03-13 07:17 | Active | 1 | 4 | 49 |
The following systems are members of this network.
| System | Sysop | Location | Region | Address | Last Echomail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZC-nixnet-00086 | Andrew Leary | Groton CT | 0 | 86:0/0.0 | - |
| NC-nixnet-00531 | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 86:531/0.0 | - |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 86:531/1.0 | - |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 86:531/10.0 | - |
| Citrick BBS | Tanausu Martin Gonzalez | S/C Tenerife | 0 | 86:534/20.0 | 2026-02-07 12:51 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 86:544/20.0 | 2025-12-03 21:06 |
| FuNToPia | Stephan Gebbers | Potsdam | 0 | 86:549/20.0 | 2026-02-26 10:52 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 86:549/30.0 | 2026-02-25 06:59 |
| NC-nixnet-00553 | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 86:553/0.0 | - |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 86:553/1.0 | - |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 86:553/20.0 | 2026-03-18 23:59 |
| RC-nixnet-00010 | Sean Dennis | Johnson City TN USA | 10 | 86:10/0.0 | - |
| Outpost BBS | Sean Dennis | Johnson City TN USA | 10 | 86:10/1.0 | 2026-03-18 13:37 |
| NC-nixnet-00100 | Sean Dennis | Johnson City TN USA | 10 | 86:100/0.0 | - |
| Outpost BBS | Sean Dennis | Johnson City TN USA | 10 | 86:100/1.0 | 2026-03-13 01:28 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 10 | 86:100/10.0 | 2026-02-21 15:28 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 10 | 86:100/12.0 | 2025-11-03 05:15 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 10 | 86:100/16.0 | 2025-10-05 14:38 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 10 | 86:100/18.0 | 2026-02-25 20:51 |
| Palantir BBS | Dan Clough | Pensacola USA | 20 | 86:20/1.0 | - |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 20 | 86:200/23.0 | 2026-03-19 11:40 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 20 | 86:200/30.0 | 2026-02-23 16:33 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 20 | 86:200/38.0 | 2026-03-13 01:54 |
| The Ham Shack BBS | Brian Scott | Siloam Springs AK | 20 | 86:200/42.0 | 2026-01-09 07:40 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 20 | 86:200/46.0 | 2026-01-27 17:17 |
| Bayou Blog BBS | John Richards | Escatawpa, MS | 20 | 86:200/50.0 | 2026-03-10 12:44 |
| Bits & Bytes BBS | Andrew Leary | Groton CT | 30 | 86:30/1.0 | 2025-07-10 02:59 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 30 | 86:30/20.0 | 2025-09-21 16:42 |
| US 99 BBS | Ray Quinn | Visalia CA | 30 | 86:30/51.0 | - |
| ZenBBS | John James | Mena AR | 30 | 86:30/60.0 | - |
| NC-nixnet-00300 | Andrew Leary | Groton CT | 30 | 86:300/0.0 | - |
| Bits & Bytes BBS | Andrew Leary | Groton CT | 30 | 86:300/1.0 | - |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 30 | 86:300/10.0 | 2025-06-08 00:33 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 30 | 86:300/20.0 | 2025-12-16 17:57 |
| US 99 BBS | Ray Quinn | Visalia CA | 30 | 86:300/51.0 | - |
| Bits & Bytes BBS | Andrew Leary | Groton CT | 40 | 86:40/1.0 | - |
| Bits & Bytes BBS | Andrew Leary | Groton CT | 40 | 86:400/1.0 | - |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 40 | 86:400/10.0 | 2025-04-28 09:47 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 40 | 86:400/12.0 | 2026-02-10 14:13 |
| Yak Station | Adam Clark | British Columbia | 40 | 86:400/14.0 | 2026-02-27 21:08 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 40 | 86:400/16.0 | 2026-03-12 18:24 |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 50 | 86:50/1.0 | 2026-03-12 10:29 |
| NC-nixnet-00500 | Unknown | Unknown | 50 | 86:500/0.0 | - |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 50 | 86:500/1.0 | - |
| -Discovered System- | Unknown | Unknown | 50 | 86:500/10.0 | - |
| RC-nixnet-00060 | Deon George | Parkdale AUS AUS | 60 | 86:60/0.0 | - |
| Clearing Houz | Deon George | Parkdale AUS AUS | 60 | 86:60/1.0 | - |
| NC-nixnet-00600 | Deon George | Parkdale AUS AUS | 60 | 86:600/0.0 | - |
| Clearing Houz | Deon George | Parkdale AUS AUS | 60 | 86:600/1.0 | - |
| Alterant | Deon George | Parkdale | 60 | 86:600/10.0 | 2026-03-17 02:59 |
| The Crystal Set BBS | Kim Jansen | Invercargill | 60 | 86:600/11.0 | 2025-09-20 13:20 |
| RC-nixnet-00070 | Andrew Leary | Groton CT | 70 | 86:70/0.0 | - |
| Bits & Bytes BBS | Andrew Leary | Groton CT | 70 | 86:70/1.0 | - |
| NC-nixnet-00700 | Andrew Leary | Groton CT | 70 | 86:700/0.0 | - |
| Bits & Bytes BBS | Andrew Leary | Groton CT | 70 | 86:700/1.0 | - |
| s2r | Javier Sturman | Ciudad de Buenos Aires | 70 | 86:700/10.0 | 2026-03-15 19:51 |
| ZC-nixnet-00086 | Andrew Leary | Groton CT | 86 | 86:86/0.0 | - |
| Phoenix BBS | Andrew Leary | Groton CT | 86 | 86:86/1.0 | 2026-03-19 10:43 |