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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> Greg Mayman wrote:
> > In pppsetup I have set 0 init1 to ATZ0.
>
> That is not necessary.  eznet automatically sends ATZ.
> The init1 parameter is for modems that need unusual settings.

I used it with a 56Flex pcmcia modem to disable 56Flex so that it would 
dial at 33K (instead of trying to connect at 56K and disconnecting) and I 
also use it for USR modems  AT&F1 (which does not work for other modems).

> I'm not sure that a partition is "so much better".
> For one thing, it depends on how big you make the
> partition (obviously a 15mb partition provides less
> space than the 20mb loop file).

I put BL3 in a 100MB loop partition on one computer where I did not have a 
spare partition.

> The HINTS FOR NEW USERS give you some commands.
> To see all the commands that are available, look
> in the executables directories.

which plus command name lets you know if/where a command exists.
> > If one of the subscribers to the list could imagine that
> > they have never used Linux before
>
> As I said before, BasicLinux is not designed for Linux
> newbies.  It is not designed for idiots.

It worked for me as a newbie.  But I ask lots of questions here.

> > Maybe it should be worded differently?

> Sindi may welcome your criticisms of BasicLinux, I do not.

> Cheers,
> Steven

It would help if the criticisms came with a different attitude.
I still think it would be helpful to know what problems a complete 
beginner runs into despite reading the README and  /etc/issue.
Then to provide solutions, maybe at the website.

Sindi

keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org
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