I fully understand that. I wasn't stating that the setup programs that some
ISPs provide are to be used exclusively. I presently use Earthlink, but
don't use their setup stuff. I prefer to do it all from scratch, with a
minimalistic approach. Why should they install stuff that I don't use. So,
I feed my phone number, login, password, and DNS servers into the PPP setup
screen, and I'm good to go.
As far as the other questions regarding DOS TCP/IP apps with AOL and
AOL-like systems, I doubt you can, unless the program offers support with
WinSock (or WinSock2). Otherwise, I think you're SOL. But, I'm not
positive, but it's probably not worth your trouble trying to work things out
with and AOL-type service. If you're using DOS, you better get a real
service :-)
-- Rob
on 7/17/01 3:40 AM, Samuel W. Heywood at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2001 00:41:29 -0700, Bacchaus Anew wrote:
>
>> AOL, CompuServe, and MSN are the only pseduo-ISPs I know of. Earthlink is
>> not, however they do provide proprietary software, which is essentially
>> wizards and front-ends to configuring your internet settings. Any software
>> that assigns you an IP address (as AOL, CompuServe, and MSN do) can be used
>> with any TCP/IP software. I believe that you can even use AOL to connect
>> under Win9x, and in a DOS-box, run Arachne. Hope that helps clear up a
>> little confusion.
>
> Hello Rob:
>
> Lots of ISPs will provide their subscribers with a CD-ROM to facilitate
> EZ-setup for use with Windows or Macs. Shentel also offers free setup
> CD-ROMS. You don't have to use their setup software. You can spin
> your own stuff if you want and you can have it your way, but you have
> to know where everything is and you have to add the stuff or remove it
> yourself. If you are having problems, they won't help you unless you
> want to have yours with all the ingredients and condiments they
> recommend. You can have it your way if you want, but they won't help
> you to have it your way. If you want to deal with folks who will most
> cheerfully go out of their way to help you to have it your way, then
> you will have to consult the friendly staff at Burger King. Why can't
> tech support personnel at ISPs follow their example?
>
> Sam Heywood
>
> -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/
