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just to spew out a bunch of things.. some of which are allready in place,
I'm just trying to think of what would make me want an ISP as a linux
user.

Secondary DNS/MX for free.
Off-site network backups via amanda.
linux distro update mirrors.

Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben at nerp.net)

 "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends."

On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Bob Tanner wrote:

> Quoting Clay Fandre (clay at fandre.com):
> > Actually it's pretty darn easy if you already get DSL service from
> > Qwest. A friend of mine did the switch from Qwest to Real-time a few
> > months ago without any problems. My only questions is, why haven't you
> > guys switched over to Real-time already? We all know they have great
> > support, you get a block of IPs, and they even give the TCLUG deals from
> > time-to-time. Plus Bob never sleeps so he's always there to answer your
> > questions.
> >
> > Rumor has it that they're Linux friendly too. ;-)
>
> Wow, shameless plug. :-)
>
> Which brings me to a question. What can we do at Real Time to make it MORE
> friendly to linux users?
>
> We looked into the S/390 and the whole VM-linux thing and it's just to
> expensive. I thought it would be cool to hand out virtual linux boxes to lug
> members :-)
>
> What things do you wish your ISP (include Real Time) would do to make your
> online life better as a linux user?
>
> --
> Bob Tanner <tanner at real-time.com>       | Phone : (952)943-8700
> http://www.mn-linux.org                 | Fax   : (952)943-8500
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