On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Robert wrote: > Dont forget your small neighborhood ISP's. The smaller they are the better > the service and the more knowledgeable (most of the time?) the employees. > Robert
Just a mention.... My sister, who lives in my house, had an AOL account, but once I pretty much banned Windows from the PC, she called AOL to shut off her account; when they asked why she told them it was because we were running Linux and AOL doesn't support Linux. The rep asked, "What's Linux?" I kid you not. > > At 10:59 AM 6/1/99 -0700, George Bonser wrote: > > > >1. AOL is not an ISP. They are an "Online Content Provider" that also > >allows their users some access to the internet. > > > >2. Any ISP that does not require proprietary software to connect should > >work just fine with Linux. In other words, Mindspring, Concentric, Verio, > >Netcom ... all work just fine. > > > > > > > >On Tue, 1 Jun 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> Are there any nationwide ISPs around for Linux users? I'm using AOL, > which > >> doesn't support Linux, and there aren't any Linux ISPs in my area. It'd > make > >> it a lot easier on me for upgrading if I could get onto the internet. > Does > >> anyone know of anything like this? > >> > >> Colin Winters > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > >> > >> > >> > > > >George Bonser > > > >Welcome to Wit's End > > > > > >-- > >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > > > > > > -- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails. Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC! "Life is an ongoing classroom." - Capt. James T. Kirk, "Dreadnought"
