RE: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ]

2001-05-02 Thread Bernhard Lüder
] Subject: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ] Hi all, Yes it's another one of those annoying What's the best ISP for a Linux user type questions. Let me start by stating that I'm just off the boat so to speak and hence have little/no knowledge of the ISP situation here. As I'm a cheap b*d I

[SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ]

2001-05-01 Thread Jim Boing
Hi all, Yes it's another one of those annoying What's the best ISP for a Linux user type questions. Let me start by stating that I'm just off the boat so to speak and hence have little/no knowledge of the ISP situation here. As I'm a cheap b*d I want to sign up with One Net and their

Re: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ]

2001-05-01 Thread John Clarke
On Tue, May 01, 2001 at 05:30:18PM +1000, Jim Boing wrote: As I'm a cheap b*d I want to sign up with One Net and their unlimited download. Rang their support chaps the other day and was told a) they don't support Linux and b) they couldn't give me any info (i.e DNS etc)

Re: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ]

2001-05-01 Thread Andy Eager
Jim Boing wrote: Hi all, Yes it's another one of those annoying What's the best ISP for a Linux user type questions. Let me start by stating that I'm just off the boat so to speak and hence have little/no knowledge of the ISP situation here. As I'm a cheap b*d I want to sign up with

Redailers Re: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ]

2001-05-01 Thread Terry Collins
...snip... In my system, I have a 'server' with an IP-chains firewall and proxy. The server is set up so that ppp persistantly dials the one-net server whenever it kicks me off (every 4-6 hours). Just 2c to make sure that you limit the number of redials. Some ISPs have been guilty of

Re: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ]

2001-05-01 Thread Daniel Finn
- Original Message - From: Andy Eager [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ] Jim Boing wrote: Hi all, Yes it's another one of those annoying What's the best ISP for a Linux user type questions. Let me

Re: Redailers Re: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ]

2001-05-01 Thread Dave Fitch
On Tue, May 01, 2001 at 07:48:21PM +1000, Terry Collins wrote: Just 2c to make sure that you limit the number of redials. Some ISPs have been guilty of having the modem answer the call. If the system doesn't respond, you could end up enriching the shareholders of Telstra quite considerably

Re: Redailers Re: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ]

2001-05-01 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=Dave Fitch quite true which is why if mine drops out it has to wait til I get home again to redial, until I can work out if wvdial has an option to limit the numbers of redials within a time period rather than continuous redialing. Baldric has a CUNNING PLAN:

Re: Redailers Re: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ]

2001-05-01 Thread Dave Fitch
On Tue, May 01, 2001 at 09:13:14PM +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote: Baldric has a CUNNING PLAN: http://freshmeat.net/projects/wishyouwerehere/ certainly very cunning but not useful for me unfortunately (I don't have caller id on my line for one thing not while it's $5 extra pm anyway). Dave. --

Re: Redailers Re: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ]

2001-05-01 Thread Jon Biddell
On Tue, 1 May 2001 21:13, Jeff Waugh wrote: quote who=Dave Fitch quite true which is why if mine drops out it has to wait til I get home again to redial, until I can work out if wvdial has an option to limit the numbers of redials within a time period rather than continuous redialing.

Re: Redailers Re: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ]

2001-05-01 Thread Jim Hague
quite true which is why if mine drops out it has to wait til I get home again to redial, until I can work out if wvdial has an option to limit the numbers of redials within a time period rather than continuous redialing. Baldric has a CUNNING PLAN:

Re: Redailers Re: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ]

2001-05-01 Thread Anand Kumria
On Tue, May 01, 2001 at 07:48:21PM +1000, Terry Collins wrote: ...snip... In my system, I have a 'server' with an IP-chains firewall and proxy. The server is set up so that ppp persistantly dials the one-net server whenever it kicks me off (every 4-6 hours). Just 2c to make sure

Re: Redailers Re: [SLUG] Silly ISP type question [ OT ]

2001-05-01 Thread Jamie Wilkinson
This one time, at band camp, Jon Biddell said: Baldric: Got him with my subtle plan... Blackadder: Baldric, you wouldn't know a subtle plan if it danced naked on the table singing subtle plans are here again The cunning plan line went along the lines of ... a plan so cunning you could stick