On Sun, Jul 16, 2000 at 04:50:27PM +0530, Mrinal Kalakrishnan wrote:
> ashutosh nasikkar typed:
> > At the present moment i am using the caltiger internet connection
> > for my PC (through windows ). I tried asking the helpdesk of
> > caltiger but got no response . Do i have to buy a net connection
> > from ISP's like VSNL or MTNL .
>
> Sorry, but you cannot use a Caltiger connection under Linux.
> Caltiger's policy is such that it requires an adbar to be displayed on
> the screen at all times, and they have not made a version for Linux.
> And they most probably won't - because with Linux they can't ensure
> that it is seen at all times. (Aside - in fact, under windows, what
> prevents you from starting a fullscreen DOS session and running Lynx?)
>
AFIK, a us free-ISP (dont blame me if you dont find it), is already
on the path, with works of doing it off with junkbuster for linux
to add the free isp-hookup, but it is capable of doing so with
cable modems only, so we will wait and see, or some one on the
list can help out the poor guys by building one, check out
the site for junkbuster (www.junkbuster.com) and see how it is done
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