Totalise are only free until 31 december this year. After that they want money. I am going to let my totalise email address die. Try Breathenet.
All you need is the SMTP and VPOP3 server names, the telephone number, a user name and password and you can set the whole thing up easily including the Dial Up Networking (DUN) Peter Fox In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Roy wood) wrote: > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dilwyn Jones > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > > > >I have been asked to set up a computer for someone for Christmas. They > >gave me a Readers Digest ISP installation CD (rdplus.net) but can't be > >used because (a) it's out of date, with old numbers etc and (b) it's > >only for members. > > > >I could go into the website and set it all up from there but it says > >it'll alter the settings on my computer automatically, so no go. > > > >Anyone know of a subscription-free ISP using a local rate UK dialup I > >can just sign up to from my computer then just simply set up the other > >PC to connect to. Someone (Tarquin?) did offer me such details some > >time ago but I seem to have lost them. > It is fairly easy to set up an account using your own PC but not > installing the account on your own machine. Many ISPs have the facility > for downloading an .inf file which will sent the other machine up when > exec'd. Try uku or Totalise for this. Totalise are free if you use > their dial up and uku are just free. It is not really hard to hand set > up a machine and I would never use an installation CD - you don't know > what else it installs. > -- > Roy Wood > Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex. > Tel: +44 (0) 1273 386030 fax: +44 (0) 1273 430501 > web : www.qbranch.demon.co.uk >
