Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 17:26:23 +0900 (JST) From: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp> To: Duncan Barclay <Duncan.Barclay@pa-consulting.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: Automatic PPP-detecting getty and pppd!!! Message-ID: <Pine.SV4.3.93.960621172004.13100B-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp> In-Reply-To: <31CAC0F2@SMTPGATE.PA-CONSULTING.COM>
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On Fri, 21 Jun 1996, Duncan Barclay wrote: > > This is great, but... :-) > I had a look in ports when this first came up a week or so back and saw > that there were getty+fax versions of getty (I cant remember the packages) > so how about it then, getty+ppp+fax. The ideal combination for > a person with an extra phone line, a fax modem, a bunch of friends who want > to ppp in, a laptop with terminal software in (but cant have FreeBSD because > it's his works) and a wife who will only let him use this if she gets a fax > machine... If you want something that chops, dices, purees, walks the dog, and comes with a kitchen sink have a look at mgetty. Personally, I prefer a traditional simple getty. The ppp stuff is nice as it nullifies an argument to use WinNT RAS Server over Unix. -mh
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