Re: [Lug-Nuts] pacbell dsl

From: Daniel de Young (ddeyoung@jps.net)
Date: Wed Feb 02 2000 - 14:07:23 PST


Andy!

Thanks for the heads up. I'm on the phone with pacbell to change my order right
now. Man I can't believe I almost screwed this one up!

Daniel

>Ralph,
>
>I got pacbell DSL on Jan 2 this year, here is a couple of notes.
>
><start rant>
>
>1. Pacbell does NOT give static IP's for single use customers.
>2. Unless you have USB they will install an internal SpeedStream 3060
> modem.
>3. Speedstream does not have LINUX support for this modem on their site.
>4. The only way you can get a static IP is to order the enhanced dsl for
> $69.99
>
>I found this out yesterday, when I called to get the windows software cd.
>(they should have given it to me when they did the install.)
>
><end rant>
>
>other than that I have been very happy with the speed of DSL.
>+ 400Kps.
>
>you can get the current version of sendmail at www.sendmail.org.
>It is easy to setup for one domain. (I'm still having trouble with
>multiple virtual domains.)
>
>-- Andy
>
>>currently, i have apache 1.3.9 hosting my website. PacBell will
>>be here on
>>2/16 to install DSL. I would like to configure a mail server (sendmail??)

>>on the apache server. i have seen reading a lot about sendmail...and its
>>tough to configure. also about mail in general. can someone send me a
>>working version of sendmail?
>>
>>mail clients on Win98 stations use outlook express
>>my mail client is KMail and outlook98
>>both the apache server and my station run Caldera 2.3 & dualboot Win98
>>
>>the books i have read say that sendmail is the most popular MTA
>>eventhough
>>its difficult to configure. i just finished with a HOWTO on email admin
>>and
>>it doesn't offer much about sendmail or procmail. I suppose i need to
>>configure IMAP rather than POP ??
>>
>>any advice please....
>>
>>thanks!
>>Ralph Brown
>
>
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