OK; thanks to parko I got my linux e-mail account setup. now I have to
display my utter stupidity and ask where is the icon or whatever, that I
have to punch,click,press or kick to get connected to the internet. It makes
me feel silly but,tell me anyway. in case you havn't been following the
thread I just setup linux redhat and using evolution as my e-mail client.TIA
Georgia.......................

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 00:18:52 -0500, georgia wrote:

Glad to be of help in the first instance. I use Mandrake 10.1 as my
primary desktop and haven't used RH9 for at least 12 months. The
configuration you use to connect to the internet will depend on your
connection type: DSL, cable, as part of a network etcetera. If your using
an internal dial up modem pretty well forget it and buy an external
hardware modem. Internal modems (winmodems) rely on windows software
drivers to get them to work. Here's a link that should help without any
more information to go on:
ttp://www.europe.redhat.com/documentation/rhl9/rhl-gsg-en-9/ch-ppp.php3
BTW RH9 is now not supported, so have a go at installing Fedora Core 3,
which is the latest version of Red Hat for community use.
http://fedora.redhat.com/
Installing it won't be a problem, as your configuration files are hidden
in /home, and won't be splattered if you upgrade.

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