[TriLUG] Moving to the area this weekend

[David McDowell]

I have no problem running my own email server at home... 4 domains
even... and all outbound I smart-relay through smtp-server.nc.rr.com
and have never had issues doing so.  Earthlink runs over Time Warner's
lines.  Skip Bellsouth or any DSL in my opinion.  Cable in this area
is 5mbit down, 384k up with optional 8mbit down 512k up if you want a
"premium" package.  Sorry Tanner, 5mbit is already standard!  If you
aren't getting it, you need to swap your cable modem.  Kevin and I did
it with no questions asked.  :)  8mbit is the extra now.  :)

I am a Raleigh native... I'll be 30 this year.  Weee!  Welcome to NC!

David McD


On 6/8/05, Joel Ebel <jbebel at ncsu.edu> wrote:
> As an alternative to Time Warner, let me recommend Earthlink Cable.  If
> you do it right, you can get it for a few dollars cheaper each month,
> and like like to give you the first 6 months for a lot cheaper.  Some
> advantages other than price are a great network of dial-up locations,
> and they don't require the strange scripts that time warner at least
> used to use for dial-up when you need it.  Also, earthlink provides an
> authenticated smtp server which you can use from anywhere.  That's no
> longer an issue for me, but previously I didn't have smtpauth at work,
> and time warner didn't provide it at home, so I had to keep switching
> smtp servers.  Earthlink let me just use a single server on my laptop.
> It's the same network as time warner, so you get the same speed and
> quality of service.  It just has a few other advantages over time warner
> that I appreciate.
> 
> Joel
> 
> William R. Gomeringer wrote:
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> > First, allow me to welcome you the area. I have been in Chapel Hill for 4
> > years now and I really like it. With that said, I would recommend Time
> > Warner's Road Runner service, and seriously caution against anything Bell
> > South. I have been with Road Runner for almost a long as I have been in
> > the area and the service is consistent, fast, and geek freindly, i.e. they
> > don't give you a hard time about running your own servers off their
> > service, provided they are non-commercial.
> >
> > William
> >
> >
> >
> >>I will be moving to the Durham/Chapel Hill's area this weekend from
> >>Mississippi.  What would be a good home broadband provider in the area?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>Matthew Opoka
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