FreeLists / arachne / [arachne] Re: [a4dos-list] Re:Re: dialling, Arachne and Internet Privacy

["Glenn Gilbreath Jr." <wizard57m@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Mon,  1 Dec 2003 04:02:52 +0000 (GMT), Felix T Cat wrote:

> I've had multiple dial up accounts that I needed to manage.

> At one point in time I had a Sprint account for work, a Prodigy account for
> my wife,  and a local ISP
> that I have been a long time customer with (all were dial up access).

> I traveled multiple states and needed multiple access numbers for each and
> every account.
> It's a lot easier to have them pre-programed then having to type in
> #Username #Password
> for each dialing location and account.

> My local access settings worked out to (4) for Pittsburgh (2) Akron (2)
> Cleveland (2) Columbus (2) Lima (2) Buffalo
>                                                        (2) Geauga
> county (2) Ashtabula county

> Managing multiple accounts was'nt an issue with Windows or Linux, although I
> didn't really care for all the shortcut icons in Windows.
> Depending on what version of Linux I was running I first started with
> X-Connect, and then GnomePPP or
> Redhats version which use an account pick list, which is cleaner and neater
> than icons.

> [Internet Privacy]

> I used my own laptop rather than the companies.

> I was always concerned that anything I did on the company laptop and
> internet connection could come back to haunt me.
> Besides the normal web surfing and IRC chat, I was also looking for a new
> job and sending out resumes, something I definitely would not want my
> employer having knowledge of.

> Perhaps this may be an opportunity for Arachne.

> I know Linux has some boot from CD versions based on small distributions,
> One focused strictly on a quick internet connection with either file wiping
> or encryption for security might be
> marketable to the working masses.

> Given that most companies do not want employees installing their own
> software on company laptops,
> it may be convienent to have a FreeDos and Arachne boot disk that could
> write any files that needed
> storage locally to one temp DIR then securely erase the entire directory on
> exiting.

> FreeDos did have a link on their website to a software firm that makes a
> file wiping utility that runs using FreeDos.

> There's more hardware on the market now that can connect to the internet
> including Phones and PDA's, but if they are supplied
> by your employer, you may not have the privacy that you may expect.

> So, for all that carry a company owned laptop and run the risk of their
> Manager or IT department discovering compromising
> information, this may be an option that would give them some privacy on
> company owned equipment.

> Best Regards,
> Joe

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Mayman" <gmone@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Arachne4DOS" <arachne4dos@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 5:54 PM
> Subject: [a4dos-list] Re: dialling

>> On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 12:20:55 +1100, Glenn McCorkle wrote:

>> >> The question is: why don't browsers have it as a default?

>> > Oooohhhh, now I understand.

>> > So now I can answer............

>> > I don't know. ;-)

>> > Shall we add this "feature" as a built-in part of core.exe ?

>> Probably not... but while it probably isn't that important, it is an
>> interesting oddity.

>> I don't suppose many people would need the multiple ISP feature, but
>> there could be quite a few who would want/need to be able to select
>> from a list of multiple email accounts.

>> But there probably aren't enough to warrant changes to CORE.EXE.

>> Arachne at least allows one to write a page (HTML or OOK file) to allow
>> a download from a selection of email accounts....

>> And it probably doesn't matter which account one uses to upload mail.

>> Greg


Well, can't speak for Linux, but I have used DOS and Windows to access
multiple ISPs both at work and home, as well as from family members.
For me, the most simple way is to use a DOS BATCH program to dial my
ISP, and change the BATCH program accordingly.  I have multiple access
phone numbers I can choose from, so my BATCH program gives me a CHOICE,
using MS DOS 6.22's CHOICE command.  I also have a small utility named
GetKey, similar function as CHOICE.  Assign different access numbers to
different keys, and in my menu I represent a dialup number with a
keystroke.  Then, with Arachne, I have her setup to use Resident Packet
Driver, that takes care of the dialing function...the connection is
already made.  Other users have other solutions...that's the beauty of
Arachne...there is no ONE "correct" way!  
FWIW---In Windows 3.1, I use the Shiva dialer from the old MS IE 3.30
installation.  I pulled all the needed files from MS IE on an old
computer and put the necessary files into a ZIP, I named it
IEDIAL16.ZIP, this can be used freely, handles all connections for
Win3X, WINSOCK, etc.  If anyone wants it, I keep a copy on my old AOL
page, http://members.aol.com/GLENNRPH/glennrph.htm, as well as in the
public FTP site of TMonroe.com...ftp.tmonroe.com, login with username
public, use password public, get your copy of IEDIAL16.ZIP.  In the
coming months I will be "updating" IEDIAL16.ZIP to include some of the
more modern modem definitions, which I found in the dialing stuff for
the last IE made for Win3X, IE5...that's about the only really good
thing I've found from IE, hehe!
C U L8R!
Wiz  <{;-)

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