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Subject: Re: PPP insuecure??? 
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> 
> Is there any way to prevent someone from telneting to ijPPP's port and
> learning what the login script is?  I know recompiling the code is a
> solution but it's not 100% bullet proof.
> 
> What else can one do?

Ppp won't open a server socket any more unless you've got a password 
set.  Check the latest docs (from http://www.Awfulhak.org/ppp.html).
There's a link there if you want to download & try the latest version 
too.

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Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <bri@OpenBSD.org>
      <http://www.Awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....