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- From: kcci1@central.susx.ac.uk (Alan L.M. Buxey)
- Newsgroups: alt.amiga.slip,comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: Using AmiTCP / PPP / SliRP ????
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- Date: 18 Mar 1996 10:12:31 GMT
- Organization: Institute Of Studies For Advanced Amiga Usage
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- Joseph Waldvogel posted the following:
-
- : Shapeshifter though my CHEAP Shell account. He's using Slirp to GET the PPP
- : access. Sure he could Pay MORE and get a real PPP account, But there are More
- : Pluses I think for having a Shell Account.
-
- au contraire! I'm not paying ANYTHING for my dial up shell account since
- its the uni. machine.... sure, I could START paying for an ISP that
- supplies PPP etc, but why??!!? ;)
-
- : Slip/PPP account. Slip/PPP acounts are MORE Per month, accually I think my ISP
-
- well, demon internet is 10UKP/month for full connection - thats about
- $14 i think, and thats unlimited connection time...
-
- : EVERYTHING you can with a Real Slip/PPP account anyway. There are a few Minor
- : things you can't do, like PING, and RealAudio doesn't work. Acually the latest
- : TIA suppositly now works with RealAudio, I don't know about Slirp. But what do
-
- SLiRP works with RealAudio afaik.
-
- : I was lucky myself, I had help before I got Connected to the Internet by some
- : Amiga Experts on the Internet.
-
- ...and.....? ;)
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