On 2 Jul 00, at 0:53, Thomas 2 wrote: > Why doesn't there seem to be any Linux applications that will automatically > dialout - like email clients and auto file downloaders? They're a dime a > dozen in Windows, but I've never found a single one for Linux. Is there some > kind of barrier? As popular as that is in Win, why does it seem to be > non-existant in Linux? I know there are work arounds using Cron, but for a > Newbie who doesn't have a lot of time, it would be much nicer if it sort of > worked out of the box. That would help me in making the transition. But > that's just me. Oh yesm, there are. Automatic dial on demand - diald Another easy dialer - wvdial and kde frontend called kwvdial Downloaders - Caitoo - ftp tool(not much recommended) - Downloader for X(search Freshmeat with the string "downloader"(pretty good) - wget(this one is real good). This also has a kde frontend, called kwebget and a gtk fronend called gwget Keep looking for offerings in freshmeat, there may be more, but these are the more popular ones. ======================================================================== Sthitaprajna | (at)mailandnews(dot)com