[ale] need Linux ISP, who is recommended/least expensive ?

[Calvin Harrigan]

Have you tried posting with the windows version of netscape's news reader?
Just trying to clear up any doubts before we fight a problem in linux that 
doesn't exist.

Calvin...


At 04:08 PM 7/7/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Sorry for the omissions.
>
>I'm running Netscape6.2.1 and using it's newsreader.
>
>I'm accessing news.myjoi.net.
>
>I should add that I've been using this exact software for years with 
>Prodigy without problems.
>
>Thank you.
>
>
>
>Calvin Harrigan wrote:
>
>>At 02:24 PM 7/7/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>>>Calvin,
>>>
>>>Thank you for the offer of help.
>>>
>>>I have one problem to which joi is no help.
>>>
>>>All internet functions work except.....when I click SEND, regarding a 
>>>newsgroup posting that I've just composed, I get an error message saying 
>>>that authentication fails. This is so even after username/password 
>>>popups appear on the screen to which I properly reply.
>>>
>>>This is mysterious in that I'm seemingly already logged into the 
>>>newsgroup, or else how am I able to read postings, and this applies to 
>>>any newsgroup not just a particular one, so how is it I cannot then post 
>>>due to failing authentication ?
>>>
>>>I can send email, surf the web, and read newsgroups all with no problem. 
>>>Also when I click SEND, I see modem lights flashing so communication 
>>>with the server is on going.
>>>
>>>Another possible clue is that if I try to ping 
>>>say.......www.novell.com...DNS promptly prints the IP for www.novell.com 
>>>and I see lights periodically flashing on the modem, BUT there is no 
>>>onscreen evidence of the ping's success.
>>>
>>>Sure do hope you've got insight here ! Newsgroup interaction is my 
>>>primary use of the web.
>>>
>>>Cordially,
>>>Courtney
>>>Calvin Harrigan wrote:
>>>
>>>>At 09:53 AM 7/7/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Sure would appreciate hearing with whom I should speak at joi, for 
>>>>>that's who I'm using now and they are no help whatsoever and I've now 
>>>>>spoken with about half a dozen of their "support" people who report 
>>>>>that windows is all they support, although I was told when I signed 
>>>>>up, a week ago, that they supported linux. But now no help.
>>>>>
>>>>>Appreciatively,
>>>>>Courtney
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Calvin Harrigan wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Sun, 2003-07-06 at 18:36, Courtney Thomas wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thank you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>everyone's internet and joi are fairly cheap, linux friendly isps.
>>>>>>http://www.ev1.net      http://www.joiinternet.com
>>>>
>>>>Sorry if I misled you.  When I said linux friendly I was talking about 
>>>>the technical side, they do standard dial-up no fancy in-between 
>>>>software.  I didn't know that you required tech support as well, being 
>>>>on the list I thought you were technically savvy enough to do dial-up.
>>>>My bad...  To be fair they say that they don't offer linux technical 
>>>>support on their home page, but you can dial-up using linux,mac, etc.
>>>>So what problems are you having dialing up?
>>>>Calvin
>>>>_______________________________________________
>>What distribution are you using?  What news reader?
>>Machine configuration, software really...
>>Are you using the news group server at joi?
>>something like news.joi.net?
>>
>>Calvin
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>Courtney Thomas
>S/V Mutiny
>Lying Oriental, NC
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