hi, ok I tried that and i found that I have something called sunos on my shell account. is this linux, or atleast is this a good version? charles On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, John G. Heim (26 2-9887) wrote: > If you can log into your ISP via ssh or telnet you are probably running > some form of unix or linux. Your ISP could be running Windows but then you > wouldn't be able to log in and get a command prompt. (More accurately > called a shell prompt.) > > If you can log in via telnet or ssh, you can type: > > uname -a > > In linux, you'll get all kinds of interesting info like operating system, > version, date compiled, node name. But it's rare thsese days for an ISP to > give subscribers shell accounts even if they are running linux. Few people > know how to use them anyway and they're a security risk. > > If you don't have a shell account, you could try going to the home page for > your ISP. It often says something about the operating system the ISP is > running. > > > > > > > At 04:48 PM 12/11/01 -0600, you wrote: > >hi, ok here is a thought how can I see what version my isp is runing, and > >if it is unix, or linux. thanks alot. > >charles > > > > > >On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > > > > > When you compile a program for one os it will not run on another os > > > without some tweaking or a complete recompile. For example the ls > > > command for linux is a different compiled version than the ls command in > > > Solaris. Shell scripts for the most part run on any unix/linux os with > > > no problems. Even shell scripts sometimes have to be tweaked though > > > because of the different shell you may run it on. > > > > > > For example in some echo commands it will the the -n parameter and some > > > won't. > > > > > > Best regards > > > > > > cbowman@netdoor.com said the following on Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at > > 10:36:34AM -0600: > > > > > > > > hi, I have a question. I had heard that it is posable to run some unix > > > > programs under linux I don't know if this is true, or not but, I had > > heard > > > > that there is a unix version of eudora is there a version of this for > > linux, > > > > or would the unix version work ok? has eanybody tried this? thanks alot. > > > > charles > > > > > > > > Net-Tamer V 1.11 - Test Drive > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > -- > > > Only wimps use tape backup: _real_ men just upload their important > > > stuff on ftp, and let the rest of the world mirror it ;) > > > -- Linus Torvalds, about his failing hard drive on > > > linux.cs.helsinki.fi > > > -- Raul A. Gallegos mailto:raul@asmodean.net - http://www.asmodean.net > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Blinux-list@redhat.com > >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > -- > John G. Heim > WiscINFO Customer Service Coordinator > Division of Information Technology > jheim@doit.wisc.edu > 608-262-9887 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >