April 2007 - main

OT: Holt telephone exchange
by Ian bell 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

We are moving to Holt soon and would like to get an old style pulse dial telephone. Does anyone know if this type of phone will work with the Holt telephone exchange? Cheers Ian

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Re: [ALUG] Pipex
by J.R. Seago 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Thanks for the information from all who replied. I'm in two minds as to what to do, on the one hand I'm moving shortly, due to go on the first of June, so I could just hang on, and hope they last until then. Or try getting a connection for six weeks before I move, this latter doesn't seem to be a very likely solution as I can't think of anyone who wants to take new customers on a six week broadband contract. -- J.R. Seago GNU/Linux Registered User No. #219566 http://counter.li.org/ () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Re: main Digest, Vol 22, Issue 19
by J.R. Seago 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

On Tuesday 17 April 2007 12:00, main-request(a)lists.alug.org.uk wrote: > So I'd go out on a limb here and say you were safe for six weeks (and > yes this already does smack of "famous last words") Yes but that's the way I'm going as I can't see any other way round it. I've got a Googlemail account that I can use at the library for emails once a day, and I'll sort out new broadband when I get there. -- J.R. Seago GNU/Linux Registered User No. #219566 http://counter.li.org/ () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Fwd: 3rd Monday Monthly Ipswich Social Meeting : The Milestone, Woodbridge Road
by samwise 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Here's the venue info, for any newbies ... Peter. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: samwise <samwise(a)bagshot-row.org> Date: 16-Apr-2007 12:12 Subject: 3rd Monday Monthly Ipswich Social Meeting : The Milestone, Woodbridge Road To: announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk The monthly "Third Monday" ALUG Ipswich Social Meeting starts tonight (Monday 16th April) at 20:00: The Milestone Beer House 5 Woodbridge Road IPSWICH IP4 2EA Tel: 01473 252425 Map/Directions URI: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=IP4+2EA The Milestone pub is in the centre of Ipswich, near the now-defunct Odeon cinema and not far from The Regent Theatre. There is more information on the venue, including car parking info, on the ALUG wiki: http://www.alug.org.uk/wiki/moin.cgi/Meetings All are welcome, novices and experienced users. Hopefully, it shouldn't be too hard to find the pack, look for those huddled around a laptop! Feel free to ask for further information on the Main ALUG mailing list. Hope to see you there, Peter.

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IPLUG Meeting
by Tracy Dickerson 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Hello All, Looking forward to seeing all you guys at the meet tonight. Laters Tracy x

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Re: [ALUG] Pipex
by Paul Tansom 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

** Nick Daniels <nick(a)oldhippy068.plus.com> [2007-04-16 09:24]: > On Monday 16 April 2007 07:55, J.R. Seago wrote: > > Has anyone else had problems with Pipex NOT taking payments, so far over > > the past year they have failed to take four payments from my credit card > > and six by direct debit. they have discounted my total bill twice by two > > payments, (four in total), and in the end I had to give them a cheques as > > they just couldn't seem to get their own system to work. I am considering > > moving to another ISP as if this is a widespread occurrence then they are > > going to go belly up soon due to cash flow problems. > Hi > Not with Pipex but it is up for sale: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/12/pipex_for_sale/ > Also: Pipex sale 'on the brink of collapse' > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/10/pipex_no_sale/ ** end quote [Nick Daniels] Hmm, looks as though I might be bailing out on Nildram just in time. They've been pretty good, even during the hiccup with the firmware upgrades on Cisco routers that cause major problems with certain chipsets some time ago (Nildram were on the first batch to be upgraded, and Solwise big suppliers of hardware using the problem chipset, so I caught this one head on - Solwise were very helpful, Nildram did better than most ISPs would have). That said, their customer service has dipped slightly since Pipex took them over (although still no major complaints). Their prices haven't dipped at all though, not for the sort of service I need anyway, so I'm moving on to halve my monthly costs :) -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ ==================================================================== Aptanet Ltd. | Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 Registered Office: Crawford House, Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants., PO7 6NU

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Re: [ALUG] Pipex
by Martyn Drake 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

On 16/04/07, Nick Daniels <nick(a)oldhippy068.plus.com> wrote: > Not with Pipex but it is up for sale: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/12/pipex_for_sale/ > Also: Pipex sale 'on the brink of collapse' > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/10/pipex_no_sale/ I've found their 123-reg service to be absolutely diabolical over the past six months or so; it's taken them the best part of four months to answer ONE query about credits and even then it's not properly resolved. They are awful. Hosteurope, when I last tried them, were incredibly slow at dealing with *anything*. Them and Fasthosts are on feckwit list of incompetent companies. M. -- Email : martyn(a)drake.org.uk Phone : +44 (0)7866 450 752 Blog : http://www.drake.org.uk Photos : http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbdrake

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Pipex
by J.R. Seago 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Has anyone else had problems with Pipex NOT taking payments, so far over the past year they have failed to take four payments from my credit card and six by direct debit. they have discounted my total bill twice by two payments, (four in total), and in the end I had to give them a cheques as they just couldn't seem to get their own system to work. I am considering moving to another ISP as if this is a widespread occurrence then they are going to go belly up soon due to cash flow problems. -- J.R. Seago GNU/Linux Registered User No. #219566 http://counter.li.org/ () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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OT (but can you help anyway?)
by ted.harding＠nessie.mcc.ac.uk 14 Apr '07

14 Apr '07

Hi Folks, Another query to the best source of general "tech" info I know! I like using rechargeable batteries (to avoid creating nasty junk). The ones you find on sale are 1.2 volts. However, some of the thingies I have work best (or even only) with 1.5-volt batteries. The 1.5v batteries I find on sale are non-rechargeable. So, Question: Can one find rechargeable 1.5-volt batteries? And, if so, where's a good place to look? With thanks, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <ted.harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 14-Apr-07 Time: 13:54:48 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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alug library books
by Paul 14 Apr '07

14 Apr '07

Hi Wayne Just for your alug library records - Ian dropped of a few books at the last pub meet (many thanks Ian).. I couldn't carry all of them, but the two I now have in my possesion are: Hacking Linux Exposed, 2nd ed. ISBN: 0-07-222564-5 Unix Secrets, 2nd ed. Including CD. ISBN: 0-7645-3320-7 Many thanks, Paul.

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