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Luzo · 14 Mar 2007, 08:27 AM

Thanks, now we just need someone who can phone him, maybe a german user (i guess it is cheaper when you call from a german phone to another one)

Edit: Armin Arh did not connect to the Net since 15 January (not sure), no trace about him (in mailgroups) since that date. That's exactly 2 months. Something must have happened; plus, if the IMAP server is good, you may agree that someone need to pay for it (to stay online), or at least (if the server was rent for a year), to renew the domain (in about 7 months). I think that a phone call is needed in this case (if something happened we will know it immediatly).

I still hope thou that nothing happened, just some long (loooong) holidays

dantheman · 14 Mar 2007, 09:17 AM

ReuvenNY,

Inspector Columbo would have been proud of you!

Oops, Luzo beat me to the punch.
At least this shows people are following this saga in the hopes of finding some answers.

JTB · 14 Mar 2007, 09:18 AM

Anyone with money on Skype willing to call? He does speak English.

drew · 14 Mar 2007, 06:48 PM

Maybe we don't have to phone him. There is a possibility he is very stringent on how he see his part of it. At least that is the impression I get from this post in another thread here at EMD. I try to link to it.
http://www.emaildiscussions.com/showpost.php?p=413691

Quote:

Originally Posted by David

"Armin's past communications regarding this seem to indicate that the webmail interface is not a priority - neither for him or for many of his subscribers. Considering that this has been public knowledge for some time (and has been stated up front) I find it difficult to understand why people are still complaining.

Luzo · 14 Mar 2007, 09:18 PM

drew, I may totally understand you if there was not a big problem in that story. Let me explain this stuff. If we had no webmail on PubBox, that would be okay (at least for me), but maybe you noticed that we also have NO support, no answer from the one who created PubBox, Armin Arh. I don't see the link between not having a webmail and not having support (support is usually done by mail).

In that case, you may agree that something happened to the owner, cuz at least he would have said here (or on any other board, or even by mail) that there were no webmail anymore.

JTB · 14 Mar 2007, 09:31 PM

Just an update:

I tried calling the number listed under his contact information and I had no luck. I could not get through. Kept getting the "does not exist" message.

Hmm...

Donat · 14 Mar 2007, 09:34 PM

There is a students website in Karlsruhe. It has an entry from 18th January which says Armin Arh is dead, and that he was killed in an accident with a car.

**ReuvenNY** · 14 Mar 2007, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donat

There is a students website in Karlsruhe. It has an entry from 18th January which says Armin Arh is dead, and that he was killed in an accident with a car.

Can you provide here the link to that site?

JTB · 14 Mar 2007, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donat

There is a students website in Karlsruhe. It has an entry from 18th January which says Armin Arh is dead, and that he was killed in an accident with a car.

Link please.

If this is true, it's exactly what I thought happend.

Sad news.

Luzo · 14 Mar 2007, 09:39 PM

Armin Arh works in Shlunde.de with a guy called Thorsten Ziegler (thorsten.ziegler(at)gmail.com or zig(at)schlund.net), who lives also in Karlsruhe. Maybe we should contact him to confirm/infirm the information that Donat said.

walesrob · 14 Mar 2007, 09:42 PM

Just done a google and found this...

http://www.z10.info/shouthistory.php

About halfway down....
": Armin Arh ist tod. Er starb bei einem Autounfall."

Luzo · 14 Mar 2007, 09:46 PM

Look here :

Roland und alle von hfe: Armin Arh ist tod. Er starb bei einem Autounfall.
01:50 18.01. 217.224.8.xxx

Link : http://www.z10.info/shouthistory.php

That means :
"Armin Arh (aka pubbox) is dead. He was killed in a car accident."

No more Pubbox. Sad to say, but that's true.

Edit: walesrob was faster

JTB · 14 Mar 2007, 09:48 PM

Googled this myself and found the same link, but you guys posted it faster.

This is horrible horrible news. My prayers to his family...

P.S.: I still think we should try to contact his work buddy to get a confirmation before we let everyone on these forums know about this.

jdtaylor · 15 Mar 2007, 12:09 AM

I do agree, I think maybe a message of Synpathy form could be set up and then once everything is colleced send it to his family, as a mark of respect from the community here, which I think his family would love, I am just wondering if anyone can just get hold of the server details and take the service over and get it running at the best it can as a way of remembering him by taking on what he sadly left behind and run it as he would have done so it's a lasting memoy for his family.

[Edwin: Would this be possible following the tragic circumstanses, and would you be prepapred to send it out by post to his family, on behalf of the community.]

theog · 15 Mar 2007, 12:13 AM

No surprise... you don't leave your "baby" for two months to go on vacation.

Anyway, has anyone else been through this? How will his business survive? Does not look like he had a backup plan.

It is too bad....

14 Mar 2007, 08:27 AM	#16
Luzo Essential Contributor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: France Posts: 229	Thanks, now we just need someone who can phone him, maybe a german user (i guess it is cheaper when you call from a german phone to another one) Edit: Armin Arh did not connect to the Net since 15 January (not sure), no trace about him (in mailgroups) since that date. That's exactly 2 months. Something must have happened; plus, if the IMAP server is good, you may agree that someone need to pay for it (to stay online), or at least (if the server was rent for a year), to renew the domain (in about 7 months). I think that a phone call is needed in this case (if something happened we will know it immediatly). I still hope thou that nothing happened, just some long (loooong) holidays Last edited by Luzo : 14 Mar 2007 at 08:33 AM.

14 Mar 2007, 09:39 PM	#25
Luzo Essential Contributor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: France Posts: 229	Armin Arh works in Shlunde.de with a guy called Thorsten Ziegler (thorsten.ziegler(at)gmail.com or zig(at)schlund.net), who lives also in Karlsruhe. Maybe we should contact him to confirm/infirm the information that Donat said. Last edited by Luzo : 14 Mar 2007 at 09:59 PM.

15 Mar 2007, 12:09 AM	#29
jdtaylor Master of the @ Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,693	Sad news I do agree, I think maybe a message of Synpathy form could be set up and then once everything is colleced send it to his family, as a mark of respect from the community here, which I think his family would love, I am just wondering if anyone can just get hold of the server details and take the service over and get it running at the best it can as a way of remembering him by taking on what he sadly left behind and run it as he would have done so it's a lasting memoy for his family. [Edwin: Would this be possible following the tragic circumstanses, and would you be prepapred to send it out by post to his family, on behalf of the community.]

14 Mar 2007, 09:17 AM	#17
dantheman Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hot Springs, AR Posts: 857	ReuvenNY, Inspector Columbo would have been proud of you! Oops, Luzo beat me to the punch. At least this shows people are following this saga in the hopes of finding some answers.

14 Mar 2007, 09:18 AM	#18
JTB Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 85	Anyone with money on Skype willing to call? He does speak English.

14 Mar 2007, 09:18 PM	#20
Luzo Essential Contributor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: France Posts: 229	drew, I may totally understand you if there was not a big problem in that story. Let me explain this stuff. If we had no webmail on PubBox, that would be okay (at least for me), but maybe you noticed that we also have NO support, no answer from the one who created PubBox, Armin Arh. I don't see the link between not having a webmail and not having support (support is usually done by mail). In that case, you may agree that something happened to the owner, cuz at least he would have said here (or on any other board, or even by mail) that there were no webmail anymore.

14 Mar 2007, 09:31 PM	#21
JTB Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 85	Just an update: I tried calling the number listed under his contact information and I had no luck. I could not get through. Kept getting the "does not exist" message. Hmm...

14 Mar 2007, 09:34 PM	#22
Donat Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 16	There is a students website in Karlsruhe. It has an entry from 18th January which says Armin Arh is dead, and that he was killed in an accident with a car.

14 Mar 2007, 09:42 PM	#26
walesrob Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: UK Posts: 392	Just done a google and found this... http://www.z10.info/shouthistory.php About halfway down.... ": Armin Arh ist tod. Er starb bei einem Autounfall."

14 Mar 2007, 09:46 PM	#27
Luzo Essential Contributor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: France Posts: 229	Look here : Roland und alle von hfe: Armin Arh ist tod. Er starb bei einem Autounfall. 01:50 18.01. 217.224.8.xxx Link : http://www.z10.info/shouthistory.php That means : "Armin Arh (aka pubbox) is dead. He was killed in a car accident." No more Pubbox. Sad to say, but that's true. Edit: walesrob was faster

14 Mar 2007, 09:48 PM	#28
JTB Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 85	Googled this myself and found the same link, but you guys posted it faster. This is horrible horrible news. My prayers to his family... P.S.: I still think we should try to contact his work buddy to get a confirmation before we let everyone on these forums know about this.

15 Mar 2007, 12:13 AM	#30
theog = Permanently banned = Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 1 Microsoft Way Posts: 2,119	No surprise... you don't leave your "baby" for two months to go on vacation. Anyway, has anyone else been through this? How will his business survive? Does not look like he had a backup plan. It is too bad....