(Note: Grex does not allow bots of
ANY kind)
Anyone can obtain a free shell account on Grex. There are many
shells available to choose from. To get an account, just
telnet to grex.org and log in as
newuser. If you cannot get that link to work, see Grex's
telnet information page. An alternative
way to create your account is to select the
"Get A Free Account" link, either
here, or on the main page. You will still need to be able to telnet
in order to use it. Either way, you will need to fill out a form
which takes a few minutes, and then wait a few minutes while the
account is created on-line. It will be ready for use without
further delay.
Grex is a popular site, and can become overloaded at some
times during the day. To keep things moving smoothly, there is a
limit to the number of users that can telnet in at one time. If
that limit is exceeded, users are placed on a queue, waiting for
a free port to connect to Grex. please do not tie up one of these
ports unnecessarily when there are others waiting to get on. Also
please do not log on more than one session at a time.
There are important limitations to Grex accounts, which you
should note before you get your account.
- Outgoing internet access is blocked for free accounts. So
you won't be able to use telnet,
ftp, or irc. Certain ports remain unblocked, so that
you can access the web via lynx or use
finger, talk, or whois. You cannot overcome these blocks by
replacing client programs.
- You may feel free to use Grex's software development tools,
but do not bring a copy of a program to Grex from an internet
archive without checking with the Grex Staff
(help@grex.org) first.
- Some diagnostic programs have been abused and are no longer
available. These include ping and traceroute.
- Programs will not run on Grex after you have logged out.
They will be killed automatically.
- Abandoned accounts are deleted after three months without a
log in. It does not matter whether you have a web page or
whether you are using your account to forward mail. Regardless,
you must log in so that we know that you are still using your
account. Using Backtalk is
treated the same as logging in.
- You have one megabyte of disk storage. This is enforced by
the honor system, so please cooperate.
- Do not use your account to harrass or attack others.
Sending unwanted mail and attempting to break into another
person's account are not acceptable, and will not be
tolerated.
Return to the welcome page.
Last updated 15 May 2005. We welcome your
comments!