On 5/27/2011 6:38 AM, david wrote: > I was with one ISP and they told me they did not support Linux. I ask > if they supported Forfire web broser. They said yes. I then told them > they supported Linux. Come to find out, they didn't know if they > supported Linux or not. > > david >
Most ISP's do not *support* Linux. This means they do not have documents or a help desk, telling their subscribers how to use Linux operating systems on their ISP. It does not mean that Linux won't run on their ISP, it just means that Linux user are on their own, if they encounter a problem. When I first started running Linux and FreeBSD on my CompuServe account, I had to first log on (it was dial-up) running in DOS or Windows 3.11, then access the Linux Forum and read the instructions, how to configure a script that would send the correct responses to CompuServe's logon protocol. Now, Linux is quite advanced, and most people use ISP's that run DSL, so logging onto a modern Linux OS happens automatically, when you start the computer. -- http://www.robertwittig.com/ http://robertwittig.net/ http://robertwittig.org/ . ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
