[LUGSB] introduction and question

Thomas Levine thomas.levine at gmail.com
Mon Jun 27 20:54:33 EDT 2005


Oops, I thought you were sending an email to a different LUG. Never mind the 
last line.

2005/6/27, Thomas Levine <thomas.levine at gmail.com>:
> 
> I think most people have either Earthlink, Verizon or Cablevision (Optimum 
> Online). Out of these, I'm pretty sure Optimum Online is the only cable 
> service, so I'd recommend that.
> 
> I'm not really sure what your area would have though. Why don't you ask 
> the Stony Brook LUG?
> 
> 2005/6/27, Michael Hrivnak <mhrivnak at triad.rr.com>:
> > 
> > Dear list,
> > 
> > I'm hoping this list is still active despite how quiet it's been in the
> > several days I've subscribed.
> > 
> > This fall I'll be starting a DMA at Stony Brook, moving from Greensboro, 
> > NC.
> > I've been a part of the Triangle LUG for a while, and now I'm looking 
> > for a 
> > linux community in NY.
> > 
> > Linux-wise, I'm mostly a Mandriva guy. I use LE2005 mostly on my desktop 
> > and
> > laptop, and I have 10.0 Official on a number of servers. I use my 
> > personal
> > server for NAT, my website, file storage via samba and nfs, DNS, and an 
> > email 
> > solution including imap, pop, multiple spam filters and web access. I'm
> > mostly just a user who likes to get his hands dirty to find better ways 
> > of
> > doing things.
> > 
> > On to my question, I would like advice on an ISP. I do not yet know 
> > where 
> > I'll be living, but when the time comes, I'll need broadband. Currently 
> > I
> > use RoadRunner through Time Warner with a cable modem connected directly 
> > to
> > my mandrake server. It's important to me that ports not be filtered and 
> > that 
> > I have reasonable speeds, with bonus points for higher than average 
> > upstream
> > speeds. What can you all suggest?
> > 
> > Thanks a lot,
> > Michael Hrivnak
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> 
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