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1. OS/2-eCS ISP?
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Has anyone heard more from the person who was thinking of setting up an internet service provider for OS/2-eCS? Are they still working on it or has it been dropped?

Inquiring minds want to know.


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Date: 16 Dec, 2003 on 17:14
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2. Re:OS/2-eCS ISP?
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last updated at 16 Dec, 2003 21:30 (2 times)
Guess that you are thinking about the thread that was talking about setting up a poll if this service would be of interest. Guess that this thread by itself turned out as a poll

No nothing new there, yet - but I guess that the last word isn't said about this topic. Even if it's more of interest for os2 users in the states.

Date: 16 Dec, 2003 on 21:21
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3. Re:OS/2-eCS ISP?
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I am the person in question.
I have decided to table the idea, there wasn't sufficient interest and I was shocked by the negative comments. I have been an OS/2 user longer than most and have tended to be a lurker rather than a participant, now I know why.
I did have some response from interested persons and did email those individuals to let them know that I had decided not to proceed.
I hope that answers the questions, sorry for not leaving a note here.

Thanks, Jim

Date: 17 Dec, 2003 on 06:14
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Problem is that some people tend to have an opinion that they would like to enforce as the final and make it a decision. Would be nice talked more what they would preferr and keep an open dialog and explain a bit more why they tend to be negativ. This goes for some other threads within this forum where people almost got up to fight over odd topics.

/Kim

Date: 17 Dec, 2003 on 11:21
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Frankly, I think of more use to us all - and to the community at large - would be a set of configuration instructions for each ISP, scripted by those of us using OS/2, and offered to the various ISP's for inclusion in their own help pages. That would give us some good exposure and provide well-scripted help pages for OS/2 users needing assistance.

(End of unsolicited two cents.)


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Date: 18 Dec, 2003 on 05:15
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Perhaps a web page of how to connect to different isp's and what software could be used -with the settings for that isp(?).

StarTrek Magazine (IIRC - http://www.startrek.net ) had a 'contract' with Earthlink that created a Star Trek ISP. It allowed a @startrek.net with the home page being for fans of Star Trek or Trekkers. It would be nice if Serenity Systems did something like that for eComStation users (and OS/2 users?) with @ecs.net or @ecomstation.net. It would utilize what already exists - the Earthlink network of phone numbers all over the world and being able to be used by any person with a modem and internet software - and give a home page that is eCS-OS/2 centered. (just thinking out loud).


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Date: 18 Dec, 2003 on 16:26
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7. Re:OS/2-eCS ISP?
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LewisR (18 Dec, 2003 06:15):
Frankly, I think of more use to us all - and to the community at large - would be a set of configuration instructions for each ISP, scripted by those of us using OS/2, and offered to the various ISP's for inclusion in their own help pages. That would give us some good exposure and provide well-scripted help pages for OS/2 users needing assistance.

(End of unsolicited two cents.)


Well, if I don't remember wrong there is a tool like above created and developed within the German community.

Any of our german visitors that might enlight us with some information regarding this topic?

Date: 02 Jan, 2004 on 12:08
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Kim (02 Jan, 2004 13:0:
Well, if I don't remember wrong there is a tool like above created and developed within the German community.

Any of our german visitors that might enlight us with some information regarding this topic?


Yep - me.
Hi folks,
the software project in question is called "Internet Assistant for OS/2 and eComStation" (IAOS2), developed by well-known Christian Langanke of the TeamRuhr group...:
http://www.teamruhr.de/iaos2
While it can easily be adopted to support config files for almost each and every ISP, Christian also incorporated a way of "localizing" it to special ISP - that means, they can incorporate their logo and so on to make somehow "OEM" versions of it for their customers running os/2|eCS.
I don't know about success stories regarding ISP responses for that service as this will require someone from "us" to talk to ISP representatives... and OS/2's market position is simply not "strong" enough to be considered as a platform worth supporting (even if that's quite for free). But anyway - the software itself is great (and included in eCS 1.1 BTW).

Greetings (and best wishes for 2004) to all of you.
Thomas

Date: 02 Jan, 2004 on 12:38
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... called "SLIPPM" for Dialing-UP other Internet Providers !

One of your folders is called "IBM Internet Connection for OS/2"
and contains 2 Dialers:

1) Dial Other Internet Providers
2) IBM Internet Dialer

Since 2) is no more IBM now, because ATT has bought over the whole IBM Service
some years ago you have to check at ATT websites for this !

IBM at their times provided a settings instruction how to get connected with the DOIP !!

My experience with IBM's resp. now ATT's dial-up services were very well
at their times !!!

Good luck and Happy New Year

Date: 02 Jan, 2004 on 13:47
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10. Re:OS/2-eCS ISP?
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http://www.attglobal.net has the OS/2-eCS dialer in its download section of its web site. Most of the non-OS/2-eCS users of IBM's isp service was switched to Worldnet and OS/2-eCS was switched to ATTGlobalNetwork (IMHO - the prices are fairly competitive). The dialer has not be updated in a while and does not (IIRC) seem to support passwords that are longer than 8 characters. The phone list and modem lists seem to be updated more often.

I will send them information about the newer free software in case they are interested in it.

I use the PPP program for OS/2 that I found at http://hobbes.nmsu.edu which seems to help with my ATTGlobalNetwork connection.


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Date: 05 Jan, 2004 on 17:29
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