Back2Roots.org gone? - Page 5

Enverex · 22 June 2016, 11:48

Can someone refresh my memory, did the actual hosting disappear (and thus the contents), or did they just lose the domain name?

ptyerman · 22 June 2016, 13:31

It started with the loss of the domain name, after that hippy2k just seemed to disappear.
I bet the whole site is still on the university server but unreachable by normal means. It would be great if someone could revive the site, although it would have to be renamed because the domain name was sold on.

Enverex · 22 June 2016, 14:06

Does anyone happen to know what IP the site used to be on? Technically you can work around the domain not working by forcing local DNS resolution. That may be a way to pull a copy of the site (that's assuming the actual site is still live on the hosting space).

EDIT: Got it, going to try a few things.

EDIT 2: The IP it was hosted on belonged to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, unfortunately that IP, whilst still live, no-longer has any web-server running on it, so I doubt the site is actually still there.

ptyerman · 22 June 2016, 15:33

No, the site has been gone for a while. It was accessible for a time by using the ip address but one day it was just gone.
Wouldn't surprise me if the files were still there though, if someone wanted to take over the site it may be worth contacting the university and asking.

Amiga1992 · 22 June 2016, 16:41

I'm sad BTTR is gone, it was a stalwart of the early Internet Amiga scene and a pioneer of 100% legal downloads and license acquiring.

Thank you hippy2k and Bobic for keeping it up all those years it lasted, but if there's any way we can keep it archived for the future, let us know. Perhaps it could be hosted at EAB? (RCK?) . Even if not maintained anymore, the sheer amount of stuff in it is worth having around.

ReadOnlyCat · 22 June 2016, 17:05

I have a handful of friends who live in Oslo and could possibly go and ask the university directly about it. I will contact them this week end.
Ping me on Sunday if I have given no news then.
(A few of them were students there, which should help.)

ADz · 08 July 2016, 02:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReadOnlyCat

I have a handful of friends who live in Oslo and could possibly go and ask the university directly about it. I will contact them this week end.
Ping me on Sunday if I have given no news then.
(A few of them were students there, which should help.)

Any news?

XPD · 08 July 2016, 03:21

Someone is out for a quick buck.

https://whois.domaintools.com/back2roots.org

ReadOnlyCat · 08 July 2016, 05:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by ADz

Any news?

I have been a lazy bastard and completely forgot to ping them.
I will pounce them on this week end, promised.

Do not hesitate to ping me, either here or via PM if I have not given back any feedback by Saturday noon (EST).

wazzup · 18 July 2016, 22:04

"ping" :-D

ADz · 19 July 2016, 08:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReadOnlyCat

I have been a lazy bastard and completely forgot to ping them.
I will pounce them on this week end, promised.

Do not hesitate to ping me, either here or via PM if I have not given back any feedback by Saturday noon (EST).

Ping!

Adrian Browne · 20 July 2016, 01:45

ReadOnlyCat · 20 July 2016, 03:49

Bloody hell, I suck at keeping my engagements it seems.

Send me rotten eggs if you have no news from me by Saturday (23/07).

Thalion · 20 July 2016, 21:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by ptyerman

I don't know of any mirror.

Actually there is one.

It may not be 100% complete but i downloaded nearly everything back in the days when the site was working. So most of the files are actually still lying around on my HDD, i didn't save the HTTP stuff. If there is any interest i could upload files.

ADz · 20 July 2016, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thalion

Actually there is one.

It may not be 100% complete but i downloaded nearly everything back in the days when the site was working. So most of the files are actually still lying around on my HDD, i didn't save the HTTP stuff. If there is any interest i could upload files.

Yes please

Would you happen to have the EAGER pages as well?

[EDiT] Oops, just re-read it

Thalion · 21 July 2016, 18:41

Yeah unfortunately i only saved the files. Any specific stuff i should upload?

stefcep2 · 28 August 2016, 03:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thalion

Yeah unfortunately i only saved the files. Any specific stuff i should upload?

From amiga.org it seems Amigakit might be interested in doing something with the back to the roots files.

You could contact amigakit and see what can be done to make the files more widely available?

TroyWilkins · 28 August 2016, 06:13

It's such a shame, BTTR was fantastic, I got a few things from there years and years ago now (obviously), and stupidly thought it would always be there...

10 November 2016, 06:21

Can the people behind bttr zip the whole BTTR.ORG site in one big file to download?

Enverex · 10 November 2016, 11:07

Well that's the problem, no-one has access to it.

22 June 2016, 14:06	#83
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	Does anyone happen to know what IP the site used to be on? Technically you can work around the domain not working by forcing local DNS resolution. That may be a way to pull a copy of the site (that's assuming the actual site is still live on the hosting space). EDIT: Got it, going to try a few things. EDIT 2: The IP it was hosted on belonged to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, unfortunately that IP, whilst still live, no-longer has any web-server running on it, so I doubt the site is actually still there. Last edited by Enverex; 22 June 2016 at 14:13.

10 November 2016, 06:21	#99
Ripperton Posts: n/a	Bttr Can the people behind bttr zip the whole BTTR.ORG site in one big file to download?

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22 June 2016, 11:48	#81
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	Can someone refresh my memory, did the actual hosting disappear (and thus the contents), or did they just lose the domain name?

22 June 2016, 13:31	#82
ptyerman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Worksop/UK Age: 59 Posts: 1,328	It started with the loss of the domain name, after that hippy2k just seemed to disappear. I bet the whole site is still on the university server but unreachable by normal means. It would be great if someone could revive the site, although it would have to be renamed because the domain name was sold on.

22 June 2016, 15:33	#84
ptyerman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Worksop/UK Age: 59 Posts: 1,328	No, the site has been gone for a while. It was accessible for a time by using the ip address but one day it was just gone. Wouldn't surprise me if the files were still there though, if someone wanted to take over the site it may be worth contacting the university and asking.

22 June 2016, 16:41	#85
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,644	I'm sad BTTR is gone, it was a stalwart of the early Internet Amiga scene and a pioneer of 100% legal downloads and license acquiring. Thank you hippy2k and Bobic for keeping it up all those years it lasted, but if there's any way we can keep it archived for the future, let us know. Perhaps it could be hosted at EAB? (RCK?) . Even if not maintained anymore, the sheer amount of stuff in it is worth having around.

22 June 2016, 17:05	#86
ReadOnlyCat Code Kitten Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Montreal/Canadia Age: 52 Posts: 1,178	I have a handful of friends who live in Oslo and could possibly go and ask the university directly about it. I will contact them this week end. Ping me on Sunday if I have given no news then. (A few of them were students there, which should help.)

08 July 2016, 03:21	#88
XPD Geek Kiwi Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 47 Posts: 209	Someone is out for a quick buck. https://whois.domaintools.com/back2roots.org

18 July 2016, 22:04	#90
wazzup Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: greece Posts: 4	"ping" :-D

20 July 2016, 01:45	#92
Adrian Browne Jackie Chan Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 985

20 July 2016, 03:49	#93
ReadOnlyCat Code Kitten Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Montreal/Canadia Age: 52 Posts: 1,178	Bloody hell, I suck at keeping my engagements it seems. Send me rotten eggs if you have no news from me by Saturday (23/07).

21 July 2016, 18:41	#96
Thalion Amiga Collector Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany Age: 41 Posts: 679	Yeah unfortunately i only saved the files. Any specific stuff i should upload?

28 August 2016, 06:13	#98
TroyWilkins Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 548	It's such a shame, BTTR was fantastic, I got a few things from there years and years ago now (obviously), and stupidly thought it would always be there...

10 November 2016, 11:07	#100
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	Well that's the problem, no-one has access to it.

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