From owner-freebsd-arch Tue Dec 18 13: 8:21 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from point.osg.gov.bc.ca (point.osg.gov.bc.ca [142.32.102.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6D5137B419; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:08:17 -0800 (PST) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by point.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.8.7/8.8.8) id NAA06296; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:08:17 -0800 Received: from passer.osg.gov.bc.ca(142.32.110.29) via SMTP by point.osg.gov.bc.ca, id smtpda06294; Tue Dec 18 13:08:12 2001 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.11.6/8.9.1) id fBIL87D31904; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:08:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from UNKNOWN(10.1.2.1), claiming to be "cwsys.cwsent.com" via SMTP by passer9.cwsent.com, id smtpdT31898; Tue Dec 18 13:07:49 2001 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by cwsys.cwsent.com (8.11.6/8.9.1) id fBIL7nJ23781; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:07:49 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200112182107.fBIL7nJ23781@cwsys.cwsent.com> Received: from localhost.cwsent.com(127.0.0.1), claiming to be "cwsys" via SMTP by localhost.cwsent.com, id smtpdp23772; Tue Dec 18 13:06:59 2001 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 Reply-To: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group X-Sender: schubert To: "Crist J . Clark" Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Keeping pppd(8) Stuff in /etc/ppp In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 17 Dec 2001 15:55:44 PST." <20011217155544.C19170@blossom.cjclark.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:06:59 -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In message <20011217155544.C19170@blossom.cjclark.org>, "Crist J . Clark" write s: > There are two pppd(8) configuration files in /etc/ppp, ppp.deny and > ppp.shells.sample. There are no other pppd(8) sample files (anywhere) > that I can find. Is there any point of leaving these two lying around > in /etc/ppp? I would expect that currently their primary function is > to confuse ppp(8) users. > > On a side note, does anyone use pppd(8) anymore? Bitrot? Does it even > work correctly anymore? /me puts up his hand. I use it to dial into work on occasion when my cable provider's network has problems. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Team Leader, Sun/Alpha Team Email: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca Open Systems Group, ITSD Ministry of Management Services Province of BC FreeBSD UNIX: cy@FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message