[NTLUG:Discuss] directlink.net (ex)-users

[Jason Ferguson]

With Cox at home before I moved, I got to mail and news by specifying the full
name... mail became "mail.blvue1.ne.home.com", etc.

Funny enough, they never shut my old email off... I can still download spam
and Omaha Linux User Group email...

Jason

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Hauck" <xdesign at hotmail.com>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 6:38 AM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] directlink.net (ex)-users


> Interesting.  I'm not a cable TV subscriber and I have cable internet. :)
>
> Actually, I have cable TV... I'm just not a subscriber. ;)  I'm pretty
happy
> too but that's because my port 80 was overlooked.
>
> The @home thing has be on edge a bit too... dunno what will come of that.
> Maybe nothing if we're lucky.  I wonder where I could go to keep
up-to-date
> on that situation.  Since I use a linux box for my internet connection, I
> don't have access to many of my @home services.  Oddly, "mail" and "news"
> don't resolve. :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Snodgrass" <idiotboy at cybermail.net>
> To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 6:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] directlink.net (ex)-users
>
>
> > I 'jumped ship' from directlink to @home.
> >
> > I'm getting 3 meg downloads.
> > I've got cable now ( had to get cable to get @home service ) so I've
> >    got 100 channels that I couldn't watch before.
> > It cost me $9.99 to install.
> >
> > I'm pretty happy right now. ;)
> >
> > Ask me in a month and I might change my tune.
> >
> > jack
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Neeley" <dbneeley at earthlink.net>
> > To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 12:08 AM
> > Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] directlink.net (ex)-users
> >
> >
> > > And given that @home is nearly bankrupt, has just lost Cox Cable and
> > > another biggie as customers and investors--don't you feel *wonderful*
> > about
> > > now?
> > >
> > > >Given that, how many of you are still on directlink.net and how many,
> > > >like me, have already jumped ship to @home or something similar?
> > >
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