Modem problem

I just got a new computer and loaded Debian on it. I've managed to switch modems (it came with a winmodem) and after about a week of struggle managed to get it to log on to my ISP...and now I know why it was so difficult. My modem/computer only seems to be getting the first 10-20 characters of w

Questions from a new debian user

I've looked in through the documentation until my eyes blurred and I haven't been able to find the answers to these rather basic questions. 1. Is there a way to exit X without halting the computer? The methods I've tried have either shut down the computer correctly or brought me back to the X lo

Re: Questions from a new debian user

Thanks everyone. Eventually I'm going to remove xdm from the startup script, but I'm finding it handy while I'm learning the system to use the windows until I feel comfortable using other ways to get around the system. The reason I asked about leaving it was because I read somewhere that it wa

Looking for a good mail program

As a rule I'm very happy reading my mail in Pine through a shell account. However occasionally I receive an attachment that I need to use another program to view. Can somebody recommend a good mail program similar to pine that can handle attachments? I don't want anything too fancy. Also do I