Hacktic Netwerk
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Hacktic Netwerk was originally a UUCP
mail and news forwarding network set up by people surrounding Hack-Tic
, a Dutch
hacker publication. It was established in Amsterdam in 1992 by Felipe Rodriquez, Rop Gonggrijp
, Paul Jongsma and Cor Bosman. Rop Gonggrijp
edited and published Hack-Tic
and Felipe Rodriquez operated "Utopia", a hacker BBS that was one of the largest nodes on the network. Later a system called XS4ALL
was set up to connect paying users to the online Internet (as opposed to access to the offline UUCP
service, which was offered for free). Since many more users used XS4ALL
than any other service, the organization subsequently renamed itself to XS4ALL
and later transformed itself from a non-profit into a for-profit enterprise.
UUCP
UUCP is an abbreviation for Unix-to-Unix Copy. The term generally refers to a suite of computer programs and protocols allowing remote execution of commands and transfer of files, email and netnews between computers. Specifically, a command named uucp is one of the programs in the suite; it...
mail and news forwarding network set up by people surrounding Hack-Tic
Hack-Tic
Hack-Tic was a Dutch hacker magazine published between 1989 and 1993. Throughout its existence, Hack-Tic obtained a cult following and upset the authorities beyond the Dutch borders.- History :...
, a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
hacker publication. It was established in Amsterdam in 1992 by Felipe Rodriquez, Rop Gonggrijp
Rop Gonggrijp
Robbert Valentijn Gonggrijp is a Dutch hacker and one of the founders of XS4ALL.- Biography :While growing up in Wormer in the Dutch Zaanstreek area, he became known as a teenage hacker and appeared as one of the main characters in Jan Jacobs's book "Kraken en Computers" which...
, Paul Jongsma and Cor Bosman. Rop Gonggrijp
Rop Gonggrijp
Robbert Valentijn Gonggrijp is a Dutch hacker and one of the founders of XS4ALL.- Biography :While growing up in Wormer in the Dutch Zaanstreek area, he became known as a teenage hacker and appeared as one of the main characters in Jan Jacobs's book "Kraken en Computers" which...
edited and published Hack-Tic
Hack-Tic
Hack-Tic was a Dutch hacker magazine published between 1989 and 1993. Throughout its existence, Hack-Tic obtained a cult following and upset the authorities beyond the Dutch borders.- History :...
and Felipe Rodriquez operated "Utopia", a hacker BBS that was one of the largest nodes on the network. Later a system called XS4ALL
XS4ALL
XS4ALL is the third-oldest Internet service provider in the Netherlands, after NLnet and SURFnet. However, XS4ALL was the first company to offer Internet access to individuals, since 1993...
was set up to connect paying users to the online Internet (as opposed to access to the offline UUCP
UUCP
UUCP is an abbreviation for Unix-to-Unix Copy. The term generally refers to a suite of computer programs and protocols allowing remote execution of commands and transfer of files, email and netnews between computers. Specifically, a command named uucp is one of the programs in the suite; it...
service, which was offered for free). Since many more users used XS4ALL
XS4ALL
XS4ALL is the third-oldest Internet service provider in the Netherlands, after NLnet and SURFnet. However, XS4ALL was the first company to offer Internet access to individuals, since 1993...
than any other service, the organization subsequently renamed itself to XS4ALL
XS4ALL
XS4ALL is the third-oldest Internet service provider in the Netherlands, after NLnet and SURFnet. However, XS4ALL was the first company to offer Internet access to individuals, since 1993...
and later transformed itself from a non-profit into a for-profit enterprise.