I'm using RH 7.2  Can't get much more current than ahta.  Neither CD or 
Floppy automounted.  The CD will only mount if I have a data not an audio CD 
in it and I have yet to get the floppy to mount.

On Wednesday 21 November 2001 07:58 pm, you wrote:
> Most current distributions auto-mount the cd and the floppies for you.
>
> On Wednesday 21 November 2001 19:08, you wrote:
> > If MS is so bad and Linux is so great, how come I am having and had so
> > much trouble mounting the floppy, cdrom and second hard drive and can't
> > get printers to work on the network.  All of that happened almost
> > automatically with the Windows boxes.  Maybe after I spend a bunch of
> > time learning Linux it will be easier but at this time it is a very user
> > unfriendly system.
> >
> > On Wednesday 21 November 2001 06:46 pm, you wrote:
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > > I won't join in the thought that their software stinks -
> > > > it doesn't - there are some excellent features and they do keep
> > > > improving it and they usually work backwards and actually implement
> > > > base features by the second or third update/service release/service
> > > > pack.
> > >
> > > </snip>
> > >
> > > I'm sorry. I know for a fact that MS software stinks. Sure there might
> > > be some individual applications from MS that run fine, but as a whole
> > > their software stinks. By software I also include the operating system.
> > >
> > > Some examples:
> > >
> > > The operating system (Win XP) sometimes refuses to recognize the usb
> > > mouse when starting the system. Never happens on my linux box.
> > >
> > > Win XP reboots the machine out of the blue (who knows why). My Linux
> > > box never does that...
> > >
> > > Internet Explorer is a security risk (can't be denied).
> > >
> > > IIS is a security risk (can't be denied). My apache logs during the
> > > last NIMDA outbreak were full of attempted IIS exploits. Sure you can
> > > get a patch from MS, but will it break IIS all together? There first
> > > patch for NIMDA did just that.
> > >
> > > Outlook - need I say anything about this one?
> > >
> > > I run Win95/98/NT4/2000/XP in the shop here for testing purposes. When
> > > it comes to real work I write code on my linux boxes and run servers on
> > > Solaris.
> > >
> > > Speaking of software. Win2k copied their tcp/ip stack code from BSD. So
> > > that is an example of good software.
> > >
> > > As for me, I will not pay money to Microsoft to be their alpha/beta
> > > tester.
> > >
> > > Just my 2 cents worth :)
> >
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