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GrexGrex is a public access UNIX bulletin board system that promotes anonymous access and free speech. The system is operated by Cyberspace Communications, Inc., and located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Services Grex's primary service is an electronic conferencing system. Accessible via the world wide web, or through an internal interface, it provides a forum for members to discuss a wide range of issues. Grex also provides limited Internet services, such as e-mail, usenet, text browsing of the world wide web, and text-only website hosting. Architecture Until recently, Grex operated on hardware made by Sun Microsystems. The main system was a Sun SPARCserver 4/670MP. In December of 2004, the system was moved to a modern x86 system. The operating system was also changed at this time, from SunOS to OpenBSD. History Grex began as a descendant of M-Net, a similair system also located in Ann Arbor. Based on collective management and group ownership, the system blossomed very quickly into community with hundreds of users. In the summer of 1999, Grex became party to a lawsuit seeking to nullify a Michigan law that would have jeopardized Grex's anonymous access and the privacy of it's users. In Cyberspace Communications v. Engler, the court found that Michigan's Public Law 33 violated the commerce clause as well as the First Amendment to the US Constitution. Accessing Grex Grex can be accessed by using an SSH or telnet connection to grex.cyberspace.org. Logging in as "newuser" allows you to create an account. External Links * Cyberspace Communications v. Engler, No. 99-2064 (6 th Cir. Nov. 15, 2000)
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