[Nolug] Linux-friendly DSL providers

We all know about Southern Star (http://www.sstar.com), and John the owner is
a frequent poster on this list. He charges $60 per month, plus as setup fee,
with a small discount for nolug members. He blocks no ports (Cox and
BellSouth and others block outgoing ports 25 and 80, or mail and web), and
quite frankly Knows His Stuff.

I work as a part-time tech for Gulf South Internet (http://www.gs.net),
another Metairie-based ISP. Gulf South charges $50 per month with a setup
fee, and does not block ports. Jesse Palmer and his dad run HP, BSD and OSX
in their NOC, so he is also a geek like us, though he doesn't run Linux, to
my knowledge. The downside to his service is that the cheaper DSL offerings
(the ones you guys are most likely to choose) are PPPoE, which isn't fatal,
but it's an extra hassle.

John has been kind to us and his service is quite good. As I said, I work for
Gulf South and theoretically stand to profit by recommending them, but I do
want it known that they exist and are friendly toward clued users. If you're
looking to get DSL and choose either of their services, please tell them that
you heard about them at NOLUG.

Thanks.

-- 
Joey Kelly
< Minister of the Gospel | Linux Consultant >
http://joeykelly.net
"I may have invented it, but Bill made it famous."
 --- David Bradley, the IBM employee that invented CTRL-ALT-DEL
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