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Re: [Wlug] Re: High-speed access questions

by John Stoffel

Bob> John Stoffel wrote: >> [...] >> Charter just dropped my bill by $10/month for the next three months to >> raise my data rate to 2M/256k? Not sure about the second number, I >> just know I tend to get over 200kb/s on debian package downloads now, >> which is a nice upgrade from 70-80kb/s I used to get. I'm in Boylston. Bob> Oooh, ya know it *seemed* to be clocking faster the other night, Bob> but I thought it was just a fluke. Need to re-test. If you power cycle your cable modem (leave it off for five minutes if you can), it should update. Bob> Did they officially notify you? And what's this about a rate Bob> drop? Yeah, they called out of the blue looking to get me to got the Digital Cable package. I balked and asked if they could just upgrade my Cable Modem speed, which they said yes too. Funny how that works. I wonder if I hadn't done anything but power cycle the unit, would I have gotten the faster speed? As it is, my rate drops for just a quick power cycle. *shrug*

April 2, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Re: High-speed access questions

by Bill Smith

On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 15:29:12 -0500 "John Stoffel" <stoffel(a)lucent.com> wrote: > > Bob> I went with Charter because it was quick and easy, and we were > Bob> going to get cable TV from them anyhow. I don't think there are > Bob> any other cable options in my area (Grafton). It's fine, but I do > Bob> miss the 3M/256K that Cox had in Phoenix. > > Charter just dropped my bill by $10/month for the next three months to > raise my data rate to 2M/256k? Not sure about the second number, I > just know I tend to get over 200kb/s on debian package downloads now, > which is a nice upgrade from 70-80kb/s I used to get. I'm in Boylston. I'm in Fall River... i FINALLY upgraded to broadband through Comcast. I get something like 3M/256k. It'll be a while before the novelty wears off, i think. :D This is a weclome change to the 31.2k modem connection i've had for the last three years or so. -- William Smith wsmith(a)chezsmith.com Fall River, MA

April 2, 2004

Re: High-speed access questions

by Bob George

John Stoffel wrote: > [...] > Charter just dropped my bill by $10/month for the next three months to > raise my data rate to 2M/256k? Not sure about the second number, I > just know I tend to get over 200kb/s on debian package downloads now, > which is a nice upgrade from 70-80kb/s I used to get. I'm in Boylston. Oooh, ya know it *seemed* to be clocking faster the other night, but I thought it was just a fluke. Need to re-test. Did they officially notify you? And what's this about a rate drop? - Bob

April 2, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Re: High-speed access questions

by John Stoffel

Bob> I went with Charter because it was quick and easy, and we were Bob> going to get cable TV from them anyhow. I don't think there are Bob> any other cable options in my area (Grafton). It's fine, but I do Bob> miss the 3M/256K that Cox had in Phoenix. Charter just dropped my bill by $10/month for the next three months to raise my data rate to 2M/256k? Not sure about the second number, I just know I tend to get over 200kb/s on debian package downloads now, which is a nice upgrade from 70-80kb/s I used to get. I'm in Boylston.

April 2, 2004

RE: [Wlug] question

by Martin, Eric

Whereis is a good commmand for that. Do whereis netscape Or whereis netscapex (with your version number. Finds binary, man stuff, etc for files..check man whereis for more info Eric -----Original Message----- From: Charles R. Anderson [mailto:cra@WPI.EDU] Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 10:53 AM To: wlug(a)wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] question On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 03:21:32PM -0400, John Sawyer wrote: > not sure if ive asked this, but i am unsure of how to uninstall > something taht i have compiled in, such as gaim, through a .tar.gz > ext... i also want to uninstall netscape, i downloaded the newest ver > but it gives me crap about somethingapp being in the dir already, any > ideas? You usually have to just find all the files and delete them. When you install stuff by compiling tar.gz yourself, there is usually no package management for easy uninstallation. Netscape probably installed to /usr/local/netscape* or something like that. _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

April 2, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Re: High-speed access questions

by Josh Huber

Bob George <mailings02(a)ttlexceeded.com> writes: > I went with Charter because it was quick and easy, and we were going > to get cable TV from them anyhow. I don't think there are any other > cable options in my area (Grafton). It's fine, but I do miss the > 3M/256K that Cox had in Phoenix. Yeah, I guess RCN is only available in the Boston area? I've got a 5M/800K connection...which is...pretty nice :) -- Josh Huber

April 2, 2004

Re: High-speed access questions

by Bob George

Dwight A. Ernest wrote: > [...] > Too bad RCN doesn't offer cable anywhere near Worcester. I went with Charter because it was quick and easy, and we were going to get cable TV from them anyhow. I don't think there are any other cable options in my area (Grafton). It's fine, but I do miss the 3M/256K that Cox had in Phoenix. > (I used to be the Director of Internet Implementation, among other > things, for RCN. They laid me off 10/31/03.) Ow, sorry to hear that. Things're improving I guess, but still not "rosy." - Bob

April 2, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Re: Good HowTo

by Josh Huber

Bob George <mailings02(a)ttlexceeded.com> writes: > Ah, OK. Like I said, "I don't know qmail!" :) > > So it's tcpwrappers with ability to redirect to other hosts as well, eh? It's more like a replacement for inetd which (DJB claims) does not suck. -- Josh Huber

April 2, 2004

Re: Good HowTo

by Bob George

Chuck Homic wrote: > [...] > I hate to be Mr. Obvious, but... tcpserver is how qmail listens on the > network. tcpserver waits on port 25 and spawns qmail-smtpd when a > connection is made. Ah, OK. Like I said, "I don't know qmail!" :) So it's tcpwrappers with ability to redirect to other hosts as well, eh? - Bob

April 2, 2004

ACM Installfest reminder

by Ryan Caron

The ACM is having an Installfest this Sunday in Higgins Lab 116 from 3 to 7 PM. If you have any questions please feel free to email me or the officers list at acm(a)wpi.edu Sincerely, Ryan Caron ACM Secretary

April 2, 2004