On 30 May 00 at 11:16, Bernie wrote:
>>Dale wrote:
>>>I think a lot of users (like
>>>myself) are not aware of whether their ISP support PAP/CHAP or even
>>>what it is, especially a Windows user trying Arachne for the first
>>>time.
>>
>>Exactly, since Windows (AFAIK) *always* uses PAP/CHAP there's no point in
>>making it harder for people to actually use Arachne - using a shell is of
>>course nice but most people doesn't need it.
I had never had a browser on my own computer before finding and using
Arachne so I had almost no experience with Windows browsers. I was on
Compuserve at the time (1997?) and using their proprietary DOS access
program (DOSCIM). I think I only had a 386sx/16 w/1 meg RAM at the
time. Even after acquiring my 486 with the ability to run Windows
effectively, the IE version my ISP provided had a script with it so I
assumed that that was how it was connecting. It may still do it that
way, but I can't really say I know for sure. Back then (1997) maybe
ISPs that did not support PAP/CHAP were more common and if that is
not the case now, you may be right about making PAP/CHAP the default
login protocol. I wonder if the ISP business community has an
association to represent their industry, such as other businesses
have? If they did, it might be interesting or usefull to contact them
and see if they know how predominant the various login protocols are
in their industry.
>>>I know the memory is the first faculty to go
>>>and I can't remember what the second one is. ;)
>>
>>Hearing... I SAID HEARING! ;)
Eh? What did you say? I can't hear you over that damn fool shouting!
;)
Regards,
Dale Mentzer
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