Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-31 Thread Rev Simon Rumble
This one time, at band camp, James Sadler wrote: iiNet managed to screw up my broadband connection last year such that I could not get a sync signal at all. It took 4 months to resolve the situation. In the end it turned out that a neighbour had moved in down the road, got his phone

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-29 Thread jam
On Friday 29 August 2008 10:00:05 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:    They won't respond to support mail: 10 over they last year    Drew Keating: The TIO can't MAKE us change anything    iinet are blacklisted as their invoice mail is not RFC compliant    ( [EMAIL PROTECTED])    sigh For the

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-29 Thread Rev Simon Rumble
This one time, at band camp, jam wrote: How about 'Drew Keating: The TIO can't make us change anything' 'you're wasting your time' One thing the TIO _can_ do is charge them. If you ring up the TIO and say the name of a telco, they get charged. It's how it works. 1-800 number too. ;)

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-29 Thread Bernie Pannell
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Scott Sinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And seeming you brought up blacklists, and what it seems, rfc-ignorant.org, maybe you would like to check out these, if you are going with amnet http://www.rfc-ignorant.org/tools/lookup.php?domain=amnet.com.au I'm a

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-29 Thread Aleksey Tsalolikhin
InterNode++ costs more but you get what you pay for!! great service. My rare interactions with tech support or customer service have always been positive, and the ISP service itself was extremely satisfactory. Best, -at -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-29 Thread Daniel Pittman
Bernie Pannell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Scott Sinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And seeming you brought up blacklists, and what it seems, rfc-ignorant.org, maybe you would like to check out these, if you are going with amnet

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-28 Thread jam
On Thursday 28 August 2008 08:35:41 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SHOUT MODE ON I N T E R N O D E SHOUT MODE OFF Thanks for all the comments. It was really hard: internode Perth, 3 exchanges only Others no static IP Others bizare payment options More plusses than most www.amcom.net.au Again

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-28 Thread Scott Sinclair
On Wed 27 Aug, 2008 at 10:14:46 +0800, jam wrote: They won't respond to support mail: 10 over they last year Drew Keating: The TIO can't MAKE us change anything iinet are blacklisted as their invoice mail is not RFC compliant ( [EMAIL PROTECTED]) sigh For the record, wanting

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-28 Thread Adrian Chadd
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008, Haw Loeung wrote: yeah I ran into the TPG proxy admin at my local woolies (overheard him talking to someone about it and had to interrupt!) He said they are running squid on rhel4 I think. He didn't say what version, but I got the impression it wasn't actively being

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-27 Thread Dave Kempe
Lindsay Holmwood wrote: I'm 99% certain they're using Squid, but I think they've either severely misconfigured it, or are running a dodgy hacked up older version. yeah I ran into the TPG proxy admin at my local woolies (overheard him talking to someone about it and had to interrupt!) He

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-27 Thread Dean Hamstead
in my experience, production servers tend to be replaced rather than updated Dean Dave Kempe wrote: Lindsay Holmwood wrote: I'm 99% certain they're using Squid, but I think they've either severely misconfigured it, or are running a dodgy hacked up older version. yeah I ran into the TPG

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-27 Thread Robert Collins
On Thu, 2008-08-28 at 09:19 +1000, Dave Kempe wrote: Lindsay Holmwood wrote: I'm 99% certain they're using Squid, but I think they've either severely misconfigured it, or are running a dodgy hacked up older version. yeah I ran into the TPG proxy admin at my local woolies

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-27 Thread Jobst Schmalenbach
SHOUT MODE ON I N T E R N O D E SHOUT MODE OFF On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:14:46AM +0800, jam ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: To my great angst, yet again my ISP has been acquired by iinet, and yet again I am going to move. They won't respond to support mail: 10 over they last year

[SLUG] DODO

2008-08-26 Thread jam
To my great angst, yet again my ISP has been acquired by iinet, and yet again I am going to move. They won't respond to support mail: 10 over they last year Drew Keating: The TIO can't MAKE us change anything iinet are blacklisted as their invoice mail is not RFC compliant ( [EMAIL

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-26 Thread Rev Simon Rumble
This one time, at band camp, jam wrote: Anybody: comments on DoDo? http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_310964 http://apcmag.com/dodo_internet_in_complaint_crisis.htm http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-threads.cfm?f=31g=65 (for the last link, with any forum system, you either get

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-26 Thread Voytek Eymont
On Wed, August 27, 2008 12:14 pm, jam wrote: Anybody: comments on DoDo? I will run my own mail, dns, www and ssh servers. dns is authorative for tigger.ws I've used dodo for a couple of years, it worked good for me, BUT, I just used them for access, did NOT use any of their servers/services

RE: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-26 Thread jam
Who did iinet acquire now? upnaway.com (cica January) Dodo sucks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jam Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2008 12:15 PM To: slug@slug.org.au Subject: [SLUG] DODO To my great angst, yet again my ISP has

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-26 Thread Dean Hamstead
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jam Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2008 12:15 PM To: slug@slug.org.au Subject: [SLUG] DODO To my great angst, yet again my ISP has been acquired by iinet, and yet again I am going to move. They won't respond to support mail: 10 over

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-26 Thread Raphael Kraus
I'd want steer clear of Dodo if you want adequate support. There is a practical side on how they manage to keep bargain basement prices. Personally, I have to recommend Internode. They tend to deliver on their promises. FWIW, no ISP (or other organisation) is perfect IMHO. All the best, Raphael

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-26 Thread James Dumay
I totally recommend Internode - plans are a little more pricey but the speed is always consistent and so far I've never had to call tech support. When we connected to internode their support and sales guys have been top notch. They also have a great software mirror with ubuntu/debian/fedora

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-26 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=James Dumay I totally recommend Internode - plans are a little more pricey but the speed is always consistent and so far I've never had to call tech support. When we connected to internode their support and sales guys have been top notch. Concur. If you care about good 'net access,

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-26 Thread Mehmet Yousouf
I totally recommend Internode - plans are a little more pricey but the speed is always consistent and so far I've never had to call tech support. When we connected to internode their support and sales guys have been top notch. I've been using TPG for a couple of years (ADSL2, shaped). Running

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-26 Thread Lindsay Holmwood
2008/8/27 Mehmet Yousouf [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I totally recommend Internode - plans are a little more pricey but the speed is always consistent and so far I've never had to call tech support. When we connected to internode their support and sales guys have been top notch. I've been using TPG for

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-26 Thread Rick Welykochy
Jeff Waugh wrote: quote who=James Dumay I totally recommend Internode - plans are a little more pricey but the speed is always consistent and so far I've never had to call tech support. When we connected to internode their support and sales guys have been top notch. Concur. If you care about

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-26 Thread Adrian Chadd
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008, Lindsay Holmwood wrote: Unfortunately TPG have a *very* broken transparent HTTP proxy. Trying to work around it's bugs is a nightmare for web developers (I know, i've been there). I wonder if they're still using Squid.. (Squid's much better at transproxying these days.)

Re: [SLUG] DODO

2008-08-26 Thread Lindsay Holmwood
2008/8/27 Adrian Chadd [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, Aug 27, 2008, Lindsay Holmwood wrote: Unfortunately TPG have a *very* broken transparent HTTP proxy. Trying to work around it's bugs is a nightmare for web developers (I know, i've been there). I wonder if they're still using Squid..