How did you get it to work?
----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Human <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: freewwweb access? RE: worldspy.net [re: Linux setup? ]
> Hi guys:
>
> Performance is good, 56K modems expected, no busy's and I've never had a
problem.
>
> Bret Hughes wrote:
>
> > Is the performance OK? It would seem that free = slow. 56K moodems
> > supported?
> >
> > Bret
> >
> > Jerry Human wrote:
> > >
> > > Dave Reed wrote:
> > >
> > > > I sent Jerry a personal e-mail earlier this morning asking about it.
> > > >
> > > > I just called worldspy's tech support and asked about Linux and he
> > > > said "you could try it, but they don't support it". I then asked if
> > > > they used pap authentication and the support guy had no idea what I
> > > > was talking about. I had tried it briefly this morning before going
> > > > to work and got the connect, but immediately pppd died (I'm assuming
> > > > because of the username/password authentication). I don't know
> > > > whether that's because they don't use PAP or whether my account that
I
> > > > had just signed up for 30 minutes earlier hadn't been activated yet.
> > > >
> > > > Like Johnio, if anyone has any success with using worldspy.net with
> > > > Linux, please let us know what you did.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > > > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 09:13:07 -0700
> > > > > From: Johnnio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Jerry
> > > > >
> > > > > I've been using Freei.net [with a banner] and am very interested
> > > > > in the
> > > > >
> > > > > worldspy.net 'bannerless' dialup service.
> > > > >
> > > > > Could you please tell us what you had to do to setup
> > > > > your linux box to access worldspy.net ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Given that worldspy has a large software package to download
> > > > > for the Win-95 system... and apparently doesn't for Linux...
> > > > > I am wondering how to accomplish a connection with them?
> > > > >
> > > > > I am using RH 6.1.
> > > > >
> > > > > Many thanks in advance.
> > > > >
> > > > > Johnnio
> > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Jerry Human wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Guys:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Just wanted to add my two cents. I had problems with freewwweb,
too. Went
> > > > > > looking and found over a dozen free ISP's. Checked them all,
most had an ad
> > > > > > banner requirement. However, worldspy.net doesn't, just
requires loading their
> > > > > > home page on startup. Once you surf to another site/page you
have nothing on
> > > > > > screen but the page you're at. I've got it working in (ugh)
Win95 and Linux.
> > > > > > This is not an endorsement but a helpful hint.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Have fun!
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Hi Dave:
> > >
> > > Actually I had to do a little hacking but didn't have any problem. I
use Win95's dialer
> > > when in Win95. After installing worldspy.net and getting frustrated
with all the windows
> > > that are used just to log on, I decided to find a way around them.
Checking the DUN file
> > > it created for dialing I found that my user name was relaced with a
code that looks like
> > > a wierd email address. Then I created a new dialer and copied the code
to it and used my
> > > normal password. It worked! I logged on without going through all the
BS they give you.
> > > Next I switched to Linux and set up ppp the same way and it works too.
Now I have a FREE
> > > ISP with none of the BS, not even their home page. Try it, you'll like
it.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > Jerry
> > >
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