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To: Angelo Turetta <ATuretta@stylo.it>
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Subject: Re: Any reason why 'ppp -direct' might ignore CD transitions? 
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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 19:35:03 +0100
From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
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> Please remember, I'm not on the -isp list.
> Thanks for copying me on any posting to this thread.
> 
> I'm sorry, but I've not been able to test your change.
> 
> Both the binary distribution and a binary built from your source on my
> STABLE machine fail to start.
> Here is the log (the Alert: line is replicated to the system console)
> 
> Sep 22 17:15:54 gate1 ppp[11429]: Phase: Using interface: tun0
> Sep 22 17:15:54 gate1 ppp[11429]: Phase: Listening at port 3000.
> Sep 22 17:15:54 gate1 ppp[11429]: Phase: PPP Started.
> Sep 22 17:15:54 gate1 ppp[11429]: Phase: Packet mode enabled
> Sep 22 17:15:54 gate1 ppp[11429]: Alert: Exception detected.
> Sep 22 17:15:54 gate1 ppp[11429]: Phase: PPP Terminated (done).
> 
> 
> I suppose I'm missing some shared library: is it mandatory to replace
> the existing libalias with the version available from your binary
> distribution?

My fix exposed another corker of a bug !!!!  That's now been fixed, 
so if you could (one last time) go to http://www.freebsd.org/~brian, 
you'll find a working version.

> Thanks for your help
> Angelo

And thanks for yours.

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