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To: Jonathan Fosburgh <jef53313@Bayou.UH.EDU>
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Subject: Re: Only root can use ppp or tun0? 
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From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
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This sounds very much like some sort of configuration problem - maybe 
/etc/services or /etc/resolv.conf isn't readable ?

> The error message the appears for telnet when a.) a domain name is used is
> "resolver internal error" and b.) for an ip address "telnet: tcp/telnet:
> unknown service." This is the same in tinyfugue, talk, finger, etc.  IRC
> receives a permission denied error when attempting to connect to a server.
> These all work as they are supposed to when someone is in wheel. Also, the
> motd file is only displayed to members of wheel, yet it is readable by
> anyone.


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