Re: [techtalk] problem

1999-10-06 Thread Di Gregory
Well rebooting is the first thing you do to try to fix a windoz machine :) It was doing it even when it was going through the memory test. I unplugged teh keyboard and when windoz came up, it didn't do it, so it appears to be a problem with the keyboard. > Sounds like one or more keys is ja

[techtalk] Gartner Group's article

1999-10-12 Thread Di Gregory
Here is a link to an article by the Gartner Group on Linux's competition with WIndows. http://gartner11.gartnerweb.com/public/static/hotc/hc00083186.html [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org

Re: [techtalk] High speed access -- pros and cons

1999-10-28 Thread Di Gregory
Holy moly, $800 for setup... I guess if that's what it takes to get cable in a rural area. I also didn'tknow that youc ould get cable connections at 512k both ways... mine goes extremely fast for dl, and is something like 56k for upload (it is NOT using a phone line)... I didn't pay anything

[techtalk] POP mail

1999-12-15 Thread Di Gregory
Hi I was wondering if someone could explain some mechanics of POP mail to me. I have a Unix account, which I'm not sure is set up for POP mail or not. I know that when I have tried, I got responses from the server that said "we do not relay". I tried to set up my roommate's pop mail which I

RE: [techtalk] POP mail

1999-12-15 Thread Di Gregory
THanks, Doesn't quite help though. The cable connection I have at home is roadrunner, and like I said, I will probably cancel it sometime since I have a free dialup through work. The dialup through work is actually a watered-down AOL account - it uses AOL's network but not the client, and ha

RE: [techtalk] POP mail

1999-12-15 Thread Di Gregory
Looks like I confused some people. First: My work email is irrevelant. Second: It's my PERSONAL email that I am concerned about with the POP. My regular email address is currently a Unix shell account. They do have POP3 setup but AFAIK not SMTP. If they do have it, I can't use it because I