Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 19:31:19 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Andre Oppermann <oppermann@pipeline.ch> Cc: Brian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.org.uk>, jonathan michaels <jon@caamora.com.au>, Rowan Crowe <rowan@sensation.net.au>, Josef Karthauser <joe@pavilion.net>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: problem with user level ppp, using multilink functionality Message-ID: <199908091831.TAA01465@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 09 Aug 1999 18:39:24 %2B0200." <37AF043C.D1A55F1E@pipeline.ch>
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> Brian Somers wrote:
> > The *real* problem with user-ppp in this arena is that it doesn't do
> > any of the compression algorithms that the hardware at most ISPs does
> > - ie, MPPC or STAC.
> >
> > Does *ANYONE* know anybody that could push some buttons in this area
> > and either get deflate/predictor supported on some server hardware or
> > else get Microsoft/Stac to allow me to emulate their compression
> > algorithms ? It would make a huge difference !
>
> RFC1967, RFC1974, RFC2118, RFC2395 has some hints on the subject.
Indeed. I've read these and even talked to the people mentioned.
They say that I must be a company (I can do that) and must sign an
NDA (I won't do that).
I don't see why I have to sign an NDA to write some software using
rfcs. The MPPC spec publishes the format, but nobody's allowed to
implement it without an NDA ? You'd only ever get this from M$ !
Up 'till now, it didn't really bother me 'cos I had a modem that did
hardware compression. Now I have an ISDN line and nothing compresses
anything - I've got a vested interest.
My previous message was more of an appeal for somebody with a bit of
clout (this *is* freebsd-isp) to talk to Stac or M$ to convince them
to give me written permission to implement their protocol. They won't
really say much to me except ``NDA'' :-(
> --
> Andre
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