Re: Are Suse Linux Internet App's Compatible with MSN Network?

From: Bob Riley (bbriley_at_highstream.net)
Date: 02/11/04 

Date: 10 Feb 2004 22:23:29 -0800

lesley_d_linux@yahew.co.yuk wrote in message news:<m37jyvmgv0.fsf@linux.local>...
> bbriley@highstream.net (Bob Riley) writes:
>

>
> Have Suse 8.2, used to run 7.3.
>
> Can vouch for Thunderbird, Opera and Mozilla working fine on Linux.
>
> I have never tried to read my hotmail account via any of these browsers.
> You will need to find and install gaim (or some similar package) to use
> Messenger. Access to other MSN sites seems fine unless you want to use
> MSN's community chat rooms or public chat rooms, in which case you need
> to hunt out something called amsn (iirc).

Thank you. Also - I won't be using hotmail (web-based) but the
regular msn (not the msn 9 software!) with pop3 and smtp servers.
>
> Please note that a lot of web sites work well with MSN, which has it's own
> non-standard Java engine on XP. IE is also tolerant of poor HTML code.
> You may notice some sites don't work with Mozilla; mostly because they've
> been writen very poorly with non-standard HTML in them that only IE can
> interpret. In such cases try Opera.

Thank you for the tip.
>
> I used to have XP and Linux on dual boot but now run Linux only.
> I don't use Open Office so can't comment on it.

I have used it in Windows XP. I like it (although it is not as user
friendly as Office 2000 IMHO.
>
> One reason ISP's do not support Linux is the number of different versions
> and different ways of doing things depending on what distro and what windows
> manager you are using. Gnome and KDE are only two well known window managers
> tailored to the masses as an easy intro from Windows environmenrs.
> If you ever get a bit braver, try enlightenment.

I will - in another year!
>
> What will you be using instead of your modem to make the connection? Does the
> deal you are going for provide the hardware or are you buying that separately?
>
The hardware comes from Qwest (phone/ISP): Actiontec 1524 Modem
(ASDL), and I will pick up my own Network Interface card. The PPP
protocol in this connection system is PPPoA (A stands for ATM, Qwest
tech tells me).

I believe I will be all right. I hope!

Can I run YAST now, while I have my dialup (to test suse linux) and
RUN IT AGAIN LATER, after I have installed the NIC and DSL modem
(gateway is another term they use)?

Thanks to you and to all of you for your help on this.

Bob Riley

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