What is this bastard sys admin or something like that

Question

I've read some long time ago something about the stories of a sys admin complaining about their LUSERS

It was something like the bastard sys admin or something like that.

Do you have a link from the original history?

EDIT

Thanks for the link.

What's the story ( history?? ) behind BOFH.

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered May 01 '09 at 05:20

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You're thinking of the Bastard Operator From Hell (BOFH), and his sidekick the Pimply Faced Youth (PFY). Enjoy :)

answered May 01 '09 at 05:20

saschabeaumont

beat me by 30 secs, nice job! – CPU_BUSY May 01 '09 at 05:22
heh, came back with the edit for History on Wikipedia and thought I'd missed it! ;) – saschabeaumont May 01 '09 at 05:22
Ahhh exactly that one. I read about it about 10 yrs ago ( maybe less?? ) but I didn't quite understand it. Thanks for the refresh – OscarRyz May 01 '09 at 05:27

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered May 01 '09 at 05:21

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YUP its BOFH and everything can be found here

and earlier stuff here

answered May 01 '09 at 05:21

CPU_BUSY

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered May 01 '09 at 07:40

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The BOFH on the register is very funny, but, the very early stuff is by far the best.

The full archives are on Simon's site here.

answered May 01 '09 at 07:40

Andrew Taylor

Fab! I never knew about the pre-archive. at least ntk is getting some use :) – geocoin May 01 '09 at 08:19

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