But here is the truth: It was secure before security was cool. It forced employees to actually talk to each other because the chat function was always broken.

If you meant something else (like a specific gaming server or a software tool), just let me know and I’ll rewrite it! Life Behind the Wall: Nostalgia for the CJNet Intranet

Today, we have hyperspeed cloud networks, but we also have "Shadow IT"—where employees use personal KakaoTalk or WhatsApp to share trade secrets because the corporate system is too annoying. CJNet was a walled garden. It was ugly, slow, and required a manual IT ticket to change your desktop background. But it was ours .

If you worked in a South Korean office or a global logistics firm between 1998 and 2010, those five letters——probably trigger a very specific fight-or-flight response.

So, pour one out for the old intranet. Rest in peace, CJNet. You were slow, but you were safe. Share your worst "password reset" story in the comments below!

Here is my ode to the beige, clunky, yet groundbreaking world of the corporate intranet. Logging into CJNet was a ritual. You couldn’t just "connect to Wi-Fi." You had to launch a specific dialer (if you were remote) or a web proxy script. You had to remember a password that expired every 30 days and couldn’t contain a single syllable of your actual name.

October 26, 2023 Category: Tech Nostalgia / IT Life