I’m sure you have all been wondering about the future of exit109.
I’m pleased to report that our new servers are now live!
That’s right, we are carrying on after the sudden passing of our founder, Bob Zachok.
We have attempted to reconstruct the knowlege that was mainly in Bob’s
head, and we hope nothing has fallen through the cracks. The email
system has been updated to the latest technologies, and there is
a new and improved webmail interface
that can also be used for password changes.
Your existing email has been preserved and your current passwords will
continue to work. It is our fondest hope that this transition will be
seamless, but it’s always possible that something was overlooked. If
you have any problems please let us know.
If you have a website hosted with us, or you use the Unix shell, and
you’re used to logging into hiway1, you should now log into
parkway.exit109.com. In the unlikely event that you were still using
old-fashioned FTP, you will need to switch to SFTP; regular FTP
has been considered outdated for two decades, is insecure, and
will no longer be supported. Any file transfer software you use
should support SFTP just as easily (probably more easily).
If you have any questions or concerns, get in touch.
In January of 2022, almost 30 years after creating and guiding Atlantic
Internet Technologies, our founder Robert “Bob” Zachok sadly passed away.
We are continuing on in honor of his legacy and appreciate your patience
as AIT goes through some growing pains while under new leadership for
the first time.
About Bob
Bob was born November 2, 1946 in Passaic, New Jersey, to the late Michael
and Marie Zachok. He graduated high school in 1964 and joined the Navy.
Bob then went on to get his bachelor’s degree at Monmouth University and
later his master’s from Rutgers University, where he’d be happy to tell
you he had a 4.0 GPA while working full time. He started his career in
Bell Labs, working as an engineer, and then created his own company
Atlantic Internet Technologies which he operated for almost 30 years.
Bob didn’t like to take on tasks he couldn’t succeed at, and through
that mindset became adept at many hobbies from carpentry to auto repair.
He excelled at bowling, achieving three 300 games in his career and an
800 series. He always made time for his Tuesday night bowling nights,
regardless of births, birthdays, and anniversaries.
He was a wonderful storyteller and brought to life many wonderful
characters that delighted both his children and later his grandchildren.
He had a booming laugh that was often reserved for the worst jokes (and
especially his own, which would get repeated many more times if he got
a favorable reaction) and a competitive streak that led to a ban on
board games in the Zachok family home.
After his father’s death, Bob kept the tradition of a Zachok family beach
house in Ocean Beach Unit 1 from 1998-2017, leaving after rebuilding
from Super Storm Sandy. He moved to Lavallette and fulfilled his Jersey
Boy destiny of becoming a snowbird and splitting his time in Delray Beach,
Florida.
Bob is survived by his daughters: Elizabeth Zachok (Jonesborough, TN),
Julia Zachok (Keyport, NJ), Melissa Zachok-Fierro and her husband Rob
Fierro (Highlands, NJ), Catherine Zachok (Holmdel, NJ), and Dawn Zachok (PA),
his grandchildren: Aiden Nunez, Teagan Zachok-Ross and Clara Fierro, his
brother Matt Zachok and his wife Wendy (Palm Coast, FL), many nieces and
nephews, and countless “honorary” children he collected over the years.
