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Once again, my theory that we shouldn't put end users in front of computers proves itself again - Actually, twice here. At 09:08 AM 4/21/2000 +0000, Samy Elashmawy wrote: > >Hi tray , WOuld you have goerges email addrees ? Or just pass this on to >him , if he has any sugestions he can emial him direct. If I remember you >are both in the same line of work. > >If this is obtrusive to you , let me know and I wont pass any more on to >you. FGellows mane is "Steven T. Hatton" <hattons@cp*.nc*.di*.mi*> > > >Thanks > >Samy > >Mailing-List: contact suse-linux-e-help@su*.co*; run by ezmlm >X-No-Archive: yes >list-help: <mailto:suse-linux-e-help@su*.co*> >list-unsubscribe: <mailto:suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@su*.co*> >list-post: <mailto:suse-linux-e@su*.co*> >X-Mailinglist: suse-linux-e >Delivered-To: mailing list suse-linux-e@su*.co* >Delivered-To: suse-linux-e@su*.co* >Sender: "System Administrator" <root@CP*.nc*.di*.mi*> >Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 23:33:38 -0400 >From: "Steven T. Hatton" <hattons@cp*.nc*.di*.mi*> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.14 i686) >X-Accept-Language: en >To: SuSELinux <suse-linux-e@su*.co*> >Subject: Re: [SLE] DSL PPPO and Bell Atlantic OT > >Over the weekend my Bell Atlantic DSL connection went down. This >happened while I was reconfiguring my router and firewall. Nothing like >tinkering with your connection to the outside world, and having that >connection go down from the other end. I called up BAN and asked them >what the problem was. They told me they don't support Linux. I said >I'm using NT 4.0 sp5 now. I rebooted because I know you don't support >Linux. They said they don't support sp5. I asked them if they had any >way for me to test to see if I was sending the correct signals to the >modem. They said no. I whiped the NT partition, replaced the NIC, >reinstalled the software, and called them back. Only then would they >admit the problem was on their end. Monday morning when I went to check >my stocks it was still down. > >While this was going on a rather strange thing had taken place. IFCI >had closed with what was almost certainly an erronious bid. This caused >the valuation of my portfolio to drop to 10% above margin. Datek Online >automatically liquidated my entire portfolio with the exception of >IFCI. This cost me $3400.00 in real money, and about $10,000 in >earnings if I still had the same portfolio today. > >I'm rather unhappy with Bell Atlantic right now. I am not even going to >say what I feel toward Datek. I can say I don't have an account with >thme, and they have been instructed to communicate exclusively via >certified mail. Anybody know a good lawyer in the DC area? > >As regards my connection to BAN using Linux, I am chicken for now. I >use the rp-pppoed. It works like a champ as long as BAN doesn't drop >the line on me. > >Steve > >-- >To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@su*.co* >For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@su*.co* >Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ ---------------------------------- Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> NW Labor Systems, Inc http://www.nwls.com *I* moved your cheese. ----------------------------------
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