Re: SBC DIALUP

[Debian User Leonard Chatagnier <lenc@ruralcomm.com>]

Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 07:32:33AM -0500, Debian User Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
>  
>
> > I've just signed up for SBC Dialup and was able to get on line without any more 
> > problems
> > than modifying the user ID and password entries in Pap- and Chap-secrets.  
> > However, I'm
> > unable to activate my email account, userid@sbcglobal.net.  I tried the URI, 
> > tinyurl.com/3k9ds,
> > that SBC said to use to activate the account but, was only able to fill in 
> > about 4 pages of info
> > forms before the next button quit working.  On another attempt to activate the 
> > account, SBC said
> > to go to www.sbc.yahoo.com/download and download the SBC dialup startup 
> > disc(windows and
> > mac only) to activate the account and did so hoping to read the disc info to 
> > discover a way to activate the
> > account.  I got a message saying that my browzer didn't support 
> > downloading(first time ever even
> > for a windows program).  SBC is no help, not supporting Linux.  I'm hoping 
> > someone out there is using
> > SBC dialup and knows the solution to my problem.  Any help appreciated.  Please 
> > copy my email address
> > as I'm not subscribed.  Thanks for your help,
> >
> >    
> Annoying, huh?  I had to use IE to be able to signup with SBC.  There
> was no around it.  You may want to consider Opera, whcih at least runs
> on Debian, as it is much more gracious about handling the garbage that
> IE will accept.
>
> -Roberto
>
>  
Gracias Roberto,

Annoying, Yes, but that's what we get for being smarter.  Thanks, you
provided a workaround solutiom
for me.  And thanks for the Opera tip.  I'll try it.  First time ever,
however, that I couldn't download any
OS file with Mozilla.

Thanks Again,

Leonard