Some are just a little short on being helpful. Tell the poor guy how to get his mail. You are not helping him by telling him to use one of his other browsers without advise on at least how to get his mail.
I have a machine set up with Linux; unfortunately it DOES NOT RUN the majority of third party software. Most of us really don't want to be limited to just three main packages. And do recall that most of the user aids are about as useful on Linux as the instructions on Microsoft's own operating system. Third party software in the MS world does have pretty good user instructions and even some of the help systems are pretty good (wish I could say the same for the Gate's Help Files or even most Linux instructions that forgot the dictionary of jargon -- like most of the instructions on FreeNet). I'm not a particular lover of MS ware. I have one machine with an MS operating system on it that absolutely refuses to access the Internet, but short of a reformat of the primary disk, I can well appreciate it never will. The MS system is pure crap when it messes up itself. > [Original Message] > From: David McNab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 10/30/2003 8:32:32 PM > Subject: Re: [freenet-support] browser > > On Thu, 2003-10-30 at 13:26, Robert Greenage wrote: > > I have received many answers to my problem. However, none have worked.When > > I log on to my ISP IE6.0 loads and automatically goes to 127.0.0.1.:8888. > > then I get the error message > > res://C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHDOCLC.DLL/dnserror.dns. In properties the correct > > earthlink address is the default start page. And the address is correct.I > > can start other browsers opera and Mozilla. I can also access the earthlink > > start page with those browsers. The problem of email is the major issue. I > > even reinstalled IE 6.0 without any success. Please help. > > You answered your own question, Robert - choose another browser. > Opera and Mozilla are both excellent. My choice would be Mozilla because > of its superior standards compliance. > > Your loyalty to Microsoft is horrifically misplaced. M$ internet apps > are the single biggest risk to your online security. Give them up. Use > some *real* softare. > > (I won't admonish you here to use a *real* operating system like Linux, > BSD or OSX, because *that* could be seen as trolling.) > > Cheers > David > > > > > > --- Robert Greenage > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: 10/29/03 8:14:46 AM > > > Subject: Re: [freenet-support] browser > > > > > > This is nothing to do with Freenet. It sounds like you've accidentally > > > set 127.0.0.1:8888 as your homepage. Did you know that if you > > > accidentally press CTRL+D while using IE 6.0 it will set the current page > > > to be your homepage? It sounds as if this is what you have done. If > > > you're using IE 6.0 you can set your homepage by clicking on Tools, > > > Internet Options, and typing a new address where it says "Address:" > > > > > > If you want to set it back to Earthlink's homepage, the address you should > > > enter is probably http://start.earthlink.net/ > > > > > > Favourites and History have nothing to do with your homepage. Favourites > > > and History manage your favourites (on the Favourites menu and the Links > > > toolbar) and your history (shows you which pages you've visited recently) > > > respectively. > > > > > > Freenet does *not* change a browser's homepage setting. Only the user can > > > do this themselves. > > > > > > hope this helps, > > > > > > d > > > > > > > freenet has co opted my browser. when i log on to the net my browser > > would > > > > default to my ISP(earthlink) homepage.now it defaults to > > 127.0.0.1:8888. i > > > > cannot get it to go to any other website. even by using favorites or > > > > history. the default browser for earthlink is IE 6.0. this also happens > > to > > > > be how i access my mail. any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Robert Greenage > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- EarthLink: It's your > > > > Internet._______________________________________________ > > > > Support mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://dodo.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Support mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://dodo.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Support mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://dodo.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > -- > Cheers > David > > _______________________________________________ > Support mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://dodo.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support _______________________________________________ Support mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dodo.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
