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| A '''shell account''' is a personal account that gives a user access to a ] (often a ]) on a remote server, usually accessed through ] (and historically ]).{{Fact|date=July 2009}} | A '''shell account''' is a personal account that gives a user access to a ] (often a ]) on a remote server, usually accessed through ] (and historically ]).{{Fact|date=July 2009}} | ||
| A shell account can be used for many different purposes because many different programs can be run on the shell. It might be used to try out another ], running ] clients or ], ] and run ] and ], to host websites, or to use ] services. It might be possible to run programs on the server even while not connected, using ] or programs such as the ] terminal multiplexer. |
A shell account can be used for many different purposes because many different programs can be run on the shell. It might be used to try out another ], running ] clients or ], ] and run ] and ], to host websites, or to use ] services. It might be possible to run programs on the server even while not connected, using ] or programs such as the ] terminal multiplexer.<ref>http://www.yossman.net/canweb/glossary.html</ref><ref>http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/14/159237</ref> | ||
| Shell accounts are often subject to policies that limit different kind of resources, like ] or ]. Some providers removed accounts that have not logged in for a long period of time. Some do not allow background processes or connections to ].{{Fact|date=June 2009}} | Shell accounts are often subject to policies that limit different kind of resources, like ] or ]. Some providers removed accounts that have not logged in for a long period of time. Some do not allow background processes or connections to ].{{Fact|date=June 2009}} | ||
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| * ] - ] (formerly ]) - Founded in 1991 | * ] - ] (formerly ]) - Founded in 1991 | ||
| * ] (SDF) - ] (formerly ] on the ]) - Founded in 1987 | * ] (SDF) - ] (formerly ] on the ]) - Founded in 1987 | ||
| * ] - Started in 1985 by ] and ], currently owned by the ]. |
* ] - Started in 1985 by ] and ], currently owned by the ]. | ||
| |url = http://www.well.com/conf/welltales/timeline.html | |||
| |title = A Timeline of the First Ten Years of The WELL | |||
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A shell account is a personal account that gives a user access to a shell (often a Unix shell) on a remote server, usually accessed through SSH (and historically telnet).
A shell account can be used for many different purposes because many different programs can be run on the shell. It might be used to try out another operating system, running IRC clients or bots, compile and run source code and scripts, to host websites, or to use e-mail services. It might be possible to run programs on the server even while not connected, using background jobs or programs such as the GNU screen terminal multiplexer.
Shell accounts are often subject to policies that limit different kind of resources, like disk usage or processes. Some providers removed accounts that have not logged in for a long period of time. Some do not allow background processes or connections to IRC.
Shell providers
This is a list of notable shell providers.
- Arbornet - FreeBSD - Started in 1984, Sold in 1990 and then again in 1991.
- Grex - OpenBSD (formerly SunOS) - Founded in 1991
- Super Dimension Fortress (SDF) - NetBSD (formerly SVR3 on the 3B2) - Founded in 1987
- The WELL - Started in 1985 by Stewart Brand and Larry Brilliant, currently owned by the Salon Media Group.