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From: Archie Cobbs <archie@dellroad.org>
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Julian Elischer wrote:
> > > > >However I do suggest that you discuss the possibility of enhancing mpd 
> > > > >with archie to allow allocation of addresses from a pool.
> > > > 
> > > > I seem to recall (I could be mistaken here) that Archie has been working
> > > > with a company that does Wi-Fi access points with PPTP. If these use
> > > > mpd, they must have a workaround for the limitation. So, the code may
> > > > already exist.
> > >
> > > IIRC, Archive said that this was a complete (both "from scratch"
> > > and proprietary) implementation of an MPD-like system.
> > 
> > That's correct.. the code is not released. I'll ask about it again
> > (but don't keep your hopes up).
> 
> if that fails, how much would it take to allow mpd to use a pool of
> addresses?

It wouldn't be "too hard" but would require some major surgery
to mpd... but it could use some :-)

-Archie

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