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From: Bob Collins (bob_at_anything-inc.com)
Date: 07/31/03

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    Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:57:04 -0400
To: "Ken Copling" <copling@fidnet.com>

    At 03:59 PM 7/31/2003 -0500, Ken Copling wrote:
    >hello is there a command in the shell that will let me connect to my
    >service provider so i can get on the internet to do things like web search
    >I just dont like having to open up the x window just to get on the net so
    >is there a way of doing it in the shell

    Assuming your networking is fine, you can do a text only web link with lynx.

    Otherwise, surfing the web, as it were, is supposed to be graphical.....

    -- Bob

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