From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 5 23:53:37 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id XAA04138 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 5 Aug 1997 23:53:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from plum.nectar.com.au (root@plum.nectar.com.au [203.18.79.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAA04133 for ; Tue, 5 Aug 1997 23:53:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from elaurian (pppC30.nectar.com.au [203.18.79.130]) by plum.nectar.com.au (8.7.6/8.7.3/nectar) with ESMTP id QAA13475 for ; Wed, 6 Aug 1997 16:51:54 +1000 Message-Id: <199708060651.QAA13475@plum.nectar.com.au> Reply-To: From: "Mark Sutton" To: Subject: Setting Up As An ISP Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 16:52:48 +1000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1161 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi FreeBSD, My friend and I live in Australia, and have seen how the Internet 'business' is booming. We subsequently have decided to set up our own Internet Service Company (ISP). I have been looking around at things on the net, and have realised that I need some pretty powerful software. My friend told me of your company. Can your program allow me to set up an ISP, or do I need additional software? If it is possible to set up an ISP using your software as server software, then what am I expected to give you in return?! Surely you don't expect nothing! I was going to download your program, but I got VERY confused. I read the FAQ's, but they confused me even more! Providing that you software can help me send e-mails, and set up the like of an ISP, what things o I have to download. I went to the Australian FTP site, but yet again...I was confused. I simply want my computer to be a server where people can dial in, and gain access to the Internet via a Direct Connection. Similarly, do you know ways of gaining a Direct Connection to the Internet that is a T1, or equivilant connection? I really hope that you can help me with my business. I look forward to hearing from you! Thanks...thanks...thanks, and more thanks... from Mark Sutton P.S . Extreme thanks yet again!