From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Dec 31 18:58:32 1995 Return-Path: owner-chat Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA03925 for chat-outgoing; Sun, 31 Dec 1995 18:58:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from Aspen.Woc.Atinc.COM ([198.138.38.205]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA03920 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 1995 18:58:27 -0800 (PST) Received: (from jmb@localhost) by Aspen.Woc.Atinc.COM (8.6.12/8.6.9) id VAA22877; Sun, 31 Dec 1995 21:57:48 -0500 Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 21:57:47 -0500 (EST) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" X-Sender: jmb@Aspen.Woc.Atinc.COM To: Carey Nairn cc: Barry Masterson , chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp as su & normal user In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk On Mon, 1 Jan 1996, Carey Nairn wrote: > > xterm -e ppp & > > which just starts ppp in a new window for me. I have also used the > demand dial feature of ppp at times, in fact I set up a FreeBSD box for a > local business to connect their Windows LAN to their ISP and run POP mail > clients to retrieve their mail in this way (it was a very nice solution for > them). can you believe it...i set up a 2.1.0 box for a firm downtown that uses microsoft office and their smtp gateway. dedicated 28.8 link to a local service provider. the smtp gateway box crashed everyday. thousands of $ in software. installed a 2.1.0 to talk to the service provider and then send the mail on microsh*t smtp gateway.....no more crashes. blimey, one computer (2.1.0) to prevent another computer from dying. and microsh*t is a multi-billion dollar company. sh*t sells. bloody unbelieveable. Jonathan M. Bresler FreeBSD Postmaster jmb@FreeBSD.ORG play go. ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life i am moving to a new job. PLEASE USE: jmb@FreeBSD.ORG