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From: John on 3 Apr 2010 13:03 On 2010-04-03 17:27:54 +0100, real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet (Rowland McDonnell) said: > No password or user name required. It worked, thanks lads. John
From: J. J. Lodder on 4 Apr 2010 06:19 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: > > > You yousually don't need a user/pswd for the server of your provider. > > (taht is, coming 'from inside'. > > Coming from outside you do need one, > > supposing your provider does admit outside access, > > In general, that's right, but this is a question it would be worth > asking BT about. The sort of thing the help line is for. You are joking? Did you ever get anything out of a help line that you couldn't have found faster for yourself? Jan
From: Peter Ceresole on 4 Apr 2010 07:16 J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: > You are joking? > Did you ever get anything out of a help line > that you couldn't have found faster for yourself? Yes. ISP specific stuff, line problems; not often, but those are questions that a helpline answers best. -- Peter
From: Chris Ridd on 4 Apr 2010 07:39 On 2010-04-04 12:16:50 +0100, Peter Ceresole said: > J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: > >> You are joking? >> Did you ever get anything out of a help line >> that you couldn't have found faster for yourself? > > Yes. ISP specific stuff, line problems; not often, but those are > questions that a helpline answers best. Google's usually a quicker bet, if you append "site:myisp.com" to the end of the query. -- Chris
From: Peter Ceresole on 4 Apr 2010 07:45
Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > > Yes. ISP specific stuff, line problems; not often, but those are > > questions that a helpline answers best. > > Google's usually a quicker bet, if you append "site:myisp.com" to the > end of the query. Know my way round my ISP reasonably well. I've found that when I have a query it's a bit more complicated and relates specifically to something that the helpline can answer, but for which Google is very little help. -- Peter |