I have used Earthlink for about a year. The connections are stable, and
stay up for days. The only problem I do have with them is their blocking
of port 25. But if you don't need to have your machine send automagic
emails other than to a local account on your machine, it shouldn't be a
problem.
Joseph
On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Tim Wright wrote:
> Try Earthlink. I signed up with them about a year and a half ago (Mindspring
> before the acquisition) and could tap in via KPPP as soon as I got my modem
> running under Linux. They're quite Linux-friendly, judging from the knowledge
> base in their online help. You can access all of their services by Web
> browser (account maintnenace, billing, etc). I just dial up and go.
>
> Their prices are't too bad, considering. I think it's $19.99 a month for new
> customers, and I'm still paying only $14.99 under my old service agreement.
>
> On Tuesday 18 September 2001 11:37, you wrote:
> > Hey, all. I'm asking this question on behalf of a
> > friend who currently does not have internet access.
> > The guy just went gung-ho, full Linux (bye bye
> > windows, the guy picked up SuSE). Unfortunatelly, he
> > uses CompuServe as his ISP and wishes to switch to
> > another that would be compatible with Linux (as far as
> > I know, CompuServe uses the proprietary AOL
> > authentication protocol). Any recomendations?
> > Unfortunatelly, I my experience with dial-ups is weak
> > at best.
> >
> > On a secondary note, the Brandon II meeting, which
> > takes place in the Computer Advantage shop on the
> > third Thursday of every month at 7pm WILL _STILL_ TAKE
> > PLACE THIS WEEK. Just thought I'd make it clear to all
> > who might be wondering.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Norb
> >
> >
> >
> > =====
> > ~ Good evening, Mr. Gates
> > . . I'll be your server this evening.
> > /V\
> > // \\
> > /( )\
> > ^`~'^
> >
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