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Subject: Re: are microsofties within ISPs VBscripting to create windoze-only web
From: Kevin Forge <forge () myrealbox ! com>
Date: 2001-04-26 13:59:59
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It wasn't clear but can you dial up to these ISPs and FTP to public
archives like sunsite ( ftp://metalab.unc.edu ) ?
Sibu Xolo wrote:
>
> Dean Parnell wrote
> { I would be surprised if ISPs are intentially "Microsofting" . Not shocked,
> byt surprised. I have trouble seeing the advantage. In a competitive
> business, why chase away business you don't have to? }
>
> sowhatsthedifferencebetweensurprisedandshockedhere?
>
> I suggest if 'microsofting' is happening it would not be by entrpreneurial
> types who would make more money by hosting with linux/apache anyway .
> It may be low down in the food chain by nervous mcse-type jobsworths
> as the (corrected!) title implies.
>
> In case anyone is unaware, there are no difficulties with dialup-with these
> same ISPs either via ppp (modem) or ISDNforLinux. And after dial-up FTP
> clients are authenticated OK but then the directories on the remote
> web-server are blanked out and then it disconnects you.
>
> Now konqueror can act as a superb ftp client and I have not tried KDE2.1.x
> (which might have a fix) yet. But I am reporting this so that the konqueror
> people (who might not be aware this is happening) might be able to take
> corrective action in future releases.
>
> regards
> sibu
>
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Dean Pannell wrote:
> > > (Windows), but I have yet to even attempt connecting via PPP to my
> > > service
> >
> > I have Ameritech ADSL and have no problems with ppp dialout.
> >
> > I would be surprised if ISPs are intentially "Microsofting" . Not shocked,
> > byt surprised. I have trouble seeing the advantage. In a competitive
> > business, why chase away business you don't have to?
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