Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 02:19:01 +0000 From: Darren Wyn Rees <merlin@netlink.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ppp 'set filter' question Message-ID: <20000511021901.A86942@netlink.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20000510233159.E10128@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> References: <20000508215244.K13317@netlink.co.uk> <20000510233159.E10128@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk>
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On Wed, May 10, 2000 at 11:32:00PM +0100, Ben Smithurst wrote: > If the users are primarily web users, how about setting their web > browser's start page to a CGI script on the FreeBSD server, which says > either "online" or "offline" (plus some useful links or whatever else > you want), or just give them the URL to that page so they can bookmark > it. You could probably write a script to bring the link up using a CGI > script too (and stick a link to that on the aforementioned "home" page). I think this is an excellent solution. I was aiming to create a 'home page' with helpful and brief 'howtos' and guidance notes there, so adding an 'ONLINE' / 'OFFLINE' notice and being able to dial up from a secure CGI link sounds reasonable. It never crossed my mind to consider CGI. Thanks for the innovative help. Darren To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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