I made a stupid little CGI script that shows the known nodes database and also lets the user request information about a host, and sends out the INFO.TXT file of that host if found. http://rhesus.sampsa.com/cgi-bin/hecnetinfo/hecnetinfo.com Sampsa On 14 Oct 2009, at 19:02, Zane H. Healy wrote: Wow, there are actually quite a few systems online right now. As a reminder I have a CGI that shows active nodes. Assuming of course my systems are online (at this point I plan to keep them online at least through the winter). http://www.avanthar.com:8080/nodes/ Zane On Wed, 14 Oct 2009, Sampsa Laine wrote: Of course, and this list is great - but for random browsing of the network, the info.txt is a nice feature I think, no? Sampsa On 14 Oct 2009, at 18:20, Bob Armstrong wrote: I just had an idea for making nodes on the network more accessible ... There's also this list, http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Downloads/DCN%20Node%20List.pdf which I update from time to time as people send me changes. Plus Johnny keeps another list (albeit less detailed than mine :-) The INFO.TXT idea is great, but remember that not all systems on HECnet are up 24x7. Most are only turned on occasionally at best, and sometimes it's fun to know what's out there even if it's not on right now. Bob