On Wed, 15 Jan 1997 16:12:43 CST Kendrick Myatt ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > 1) What is the best (easiest) way to get a PPP connection from my > debian box to my isp via a modem? Ideally I'd like for it to be like my > Win95 box (stop throwing things!) and dial on demand when I need Internet, > and redial if disconnected. Is this possible? > I remember years ago getting ppp with pppd, but it did not have > those features I would like, and I think it was hard to work with. Surely > there is something better now... Thanks in advance for any info! :) It's still pppd. If you want on-demand connections, you might want to have a look at diald. > 2) The software in /contrib that is not guaranteed, just how "unsafe" > is it for use? I'd really like to put on npasswd-boulder, for example, but > the warning kinda makes me wonder about what might happen (all passwords get > mailed to a newsgroup, etc..) :) Maybe I'm just too paranoid, but I just > have to ask. I use a few packages from contrib and so far, it works well. I'm not using npasswd-boulder, but I think it's ok. If you're really paranoid, you can check out the sources :-). Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
