Re: [TCLUG:4073] netzero.com

[serge@egel2.med.umn.edu (Serge M. Egelman)]

well i figured something out:
the program doesn't even use the windows dialup networking dialer for logging
on.  I've tried using minicom to just dial the number, but when i get a login
prompt and login, it says invalid password.  I'm guessing that either the
program isn't sending plain text, or it adds some characters to either the
password and/or the username.  Someone needs to figure this out, because
that's all that's preventing it from working under linux (or any other os for
that matter).

serge

Christopher Palmer wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Serge M. Egelman wrote:
>
> > I was just looking at this site, netzero.com, they apparently offer free
> > internet access.  i was wondering how I'd go aobut setting this up under
> > linux since they don't offer any options for linux users?
>
> Wow, I was wondering when someone would start doing this. It's a great
> idea. Unfortunately, they aren't living up to their promise since Windows
> 9x isn't exactly, ahh, 'free' (in any sense).
>
> I doubt the likelihood of a Linux port of their proprietary client
> software, since they're planning on a Mac port only (they specifically
> nixed DOS and Windows 3.x as possibilities). I suppose the only thing that
> could get them to change their mind is consumer demand.
>
> If they offered shell access, I'd demand it myself...
>
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