[H-GEN] Linux Dialup Configuration

[Doug Young]

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> (libforms0.88 isn't Open Source software, btw, therefore xisp is Eeeevil :)

hey after all the stuffing around I had to go through getting the monster tamed ... WHO
CARES !!!!!!!! :<)

Now if I might ask another question ... all this PGP stuff that a few people use and
apparently 99% don't ...
whats the point if everyone has access to the key anyway ??


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> I've heard about wvdial, which is apparently reasonably good:
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> ] [aj at sapphire ~]$ dpkg --print-avail wvdial
> ] Package: wvdial
> ] Priority: optional
> ] Section: comm
> ] Installed-Size: 134
> ] Maintainer: Avery Pennarun <apenwarr at debian.org>
> ] Architecture: i386
> ] Version: 1.20
> ] Depends: ppp (>= 2.3.0), libc6 (>= 2.0.7u), libstdc++2.9
> ] Filename: dists/frozen/main/binary-i386/comm/wvdial_1.20.deb
> ] Size: 58406
> ] MD5sum: 5081ed120d9d84cfc5fcfd7f4526394b
> ] Description: PPP dialer with built-in intelligence.
> ]  WvDial sacrifices some of the flexibility of programs like "chat" in order
> ]  to make your dialup configuration easier.  When you install this package,
> ]  your modem will be detected automatically and you need to specify just
> ]  three parameters: the phone number, username, and password.  WvDial knows
> ]  enough to dial with most modems and log in to most servers without any
> ]  other help.
> ]  .
> ]  In particular, you no longer need a "chat script" to handle the most common
> ]  situations.
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> FWIW, etc.
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> Cheers,
> aj
>
> --
> Anthony Towns <aj at humbug.org.au> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/>
> I don't speak for anyone save myself. PGP encrypted mail preferred.
>
> ``Like the ski resort of girls looking for husbands and husbands looking
>   for girls, the situation is not as symmetrical as it might seem.''
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