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Re: Worldnet.att.net via Linux PPP Connection



As Ron Welch wrote:

> Message-Id: <[🔎] 32357297.62E9@cs.lmco.com>
> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 09:52:23 -0400
> From: Ron Welch <welch@cs.lmco.com>
> Organization: Lockheed Martin Control Systems
> To: jworthington@worldnet.att.net
> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Worldnet.att.net via Linux PPP Connection
> 
> The following message was posted to the Caldera mailing list a while back.
> 
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> Ron Welch     welch@cs.lmco.com     Phone: (607) 770-3701   Fax: (607) 770-2056
> Lockheed Martin Control Systems     600 Main Street Johnson City, NY 13790-1888
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> Connecting Linux and AT&T Worldnet Services
> 
[ Excellent material elided -- dlc ]
> 
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> Last Update 5 April 1996

I was very unhappy to see this nice explanation ignore the
perils of IP routing between the ISP and internal networks.
Does anyone suppose its original source could be located so
at least a paragraph could be inserted warning of the danger
and recommending the user hook up with his network
administrator to ensure he doesn't inadvertantly create a
backdoor into his organization?



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