1. Installed by distro
2. download from some BBS with minicom
3. download to windows and copy from there (not SOO difficult)
4. Invite some computer tech to do the initial setup if the user doesn't
know how to do it (same as for windows).
5. And yes, since all the ISPs DO send CDs to their customers, why not
include the huge amount of 1 MB for linux ? After all they pack 100 MB for
windows and some for mac (if they are good ISP). Also what's bad about
sending DISKETTE ? What's bad about charging NIS 20 for such service ?
NOTHING ! but it would help all newbees very much and they would be more
than happy to use it.
Schlomo
PS: And I DON'T CC the list and the writer ....
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Ilya Konstantinov wrote:
>
> How do customers get it?
> Login from their Windows systems, download it and mount vfat partitions?
> Or maybe we're should send them CDs?
> It's really becomes a problem when the only way to help is via phone,
> and on the other side of the line there's a newbie.
>
> Schlomo Schapiro wrote:
> > That's exactly why I suggested to know tools like wvdial. It doesn't
> > depend on a distro and is really newbee-safe in it's usage (assuming
> > newbee knows how to logon as root). I even use it myself if I want to dial
> > a one-time connection to some ppp server (like customers).
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Ilya Konstantinov a.k.a Toastie
> [http://toast.demon.co.il]
>
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