Re: Getting mail and browsing the web

1999-08-22 Thread John Carline
Walter Logeman wrote: > I use wvdial and I think I am connected -- I don't know how to > unconnect though :) One simple way is to start wvdial in an xterm. Then when you kill the xterm wvdial disconnects before the xterm dies. I use the script below with the name of my provider as the title.

Re: Getting mail and browsing the web

1999-08-22 Thread Phil Dyer
Walter Logeman wrote: > > > Web > I have Lynx running but hitting the red urls does not work unless > the file is local. > > Is it just a matter of configuring a file somewhere? > > Walter > > Walter, It sounds like you don't have dns servers set up. Find out your ISP's DNS servers address(es

Re: Getting mail and browsing the web

1999-08-22 Thread Karl F. Larsen
Hi Walter, you have a lot of good questions. There are some odd things about Linux and the internet. We use ppp to set up a connection to our internet provider. Once this connection is made then other software takes over to DO something. Learn the ip number of your internet server

Re: Getting mail and browsing the web

1999-08-22 Thread Mark Wagnon
On Sun 08/22/99 07:31AM, Walter Logeman wrote: > > Nor can I do any thing once I am connected - what I have tried is > to load mutt, if it could get mail I am not sure how to tell it > to. > Hi Walter, I too just recently got mail set up on my machine. I got a lot of help here, but I also consu