Be forewarned... I went to one of those web pages where you put in your password and
get the encrypted one out. I set up my NT box to get into NetZero sans the Zero Port.
Everything seemed fine. I was doing this as a test to make sure I could also do it in
Mandrake.
Then I got this mail...
> Hello NetZero Member,
>
> We have discovered that you are accessing NetZero without
> The ZeroPort loading and displaying advertisements. Without
> effective advertisements, we are unable to provide FREE
> Internet and FREE e-mail. Therefore, we have employed
> technology that disconnects any member who does not have
> The ZeroPort loaded within several minutes.
>
> If you are experiencing trouble with the ZeroPort not loading
> and want to continue enjoying FREE e-mail and FREE Internet
> access, please follow the instructions listed below. If you
> have any problems with the instructions below, please call
> NetZero Customer Care at (805) 418-2020.
>
> Please note that it is a violation of NetZero's Acceptable
> Use policy, which states: "Any action to defeat or disable,
> or conduct that facilitates defeating or disabling, any
> functionality of the NetZero Services or alters the look,
> feel or functionality of the NetZero Site or user interface
> is prohibited. This includes, without limitation, altering
> or blocking the display of any advertisement, banner or other
> promotional materials appearing on the NetZero Site or through
> the use of NetZero Services."
>
> Customer Care is available 24 hours a day to assist you in
> resolving this problem. Please act quickly as your account will
> be terminated in 15 days if you do not upgrade your software.
>
> Thank-you for helping NetZero keep the Internet FREE!
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Justin W. Newton
> Director, Networks
> NetZero
>
> Instructions for uninstalling and reinstalling NetZero.
>
< Snip the instructions>
Ok, fine. Here's my reply:
> "Justin W. Newton" wrote:
> >
> > Hello NetZero Member,
> >
> > We have discovered that you are accessing NetZero without
> > The ZeroPort loading and displaying advertisements.
>
> Because NetZero has failed to provide a suitable interface for Linux.
> There is a press release on your site at least six months old saying
> that a Linux release is imminent. Votes are counted in Florida faster
> than that. :-)
>
> Seriously though, I have NetZero installed on my PC under NT and use the
> ZeroPort when I am in NT, which is most of the time. However, I am
> starting to use Linux. If I cannot access NetZero under Linux, then I
> will have to consider using another ISP that can provide suitable Linux
> support.
>
> Windows may have the lion share of of desktops, but Linux useage is
> growing. Please consider a Linux port. After all, it's all Java anyway,
> isn't it?
>
Now let's see what Mr. Newton has to say...
--
Matthew O. Persico
"If you were supposed to understand it,
we wouldn't call it code." - FedEx
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