Re: New handling of scripts external to PPPD (ie ip-up, ip-down)
Adam Heath <adam.heath@usa.net> writes:
> On Mon, 16 Mar 1998, Adam Heath wrote:
>
> > I have never liked the idea of having to edit either ip-up, or ip-down each
> > time I want to add a script into the ppp chain. This is also hard for
> > separate packages to do automatically, without errors.
>
> Success! I now have no need of a connect option inside of pppd. Currently,
> pppd calls /etc/ppp-functions like this:
> "/etc/ppp/ppp-functions[8360] /dev/ttyS1 862-4141 michnet
> adam.heath@voyager.net"
Great... Anyone doing this as a package (or the like) or is this a policy issue?
I for one vote _for_ this behaviour, it would make the whole PPP config much simpler
for a beginner (and easier for the experienced admin) to administer.
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