PPP and /contrib

[Kendrick Myatt <myattk@datatek.com>]

Hi folks :) 2 quick questions...

1)        What is the best (easiest) way to get a PPP connection from my
debian box to my isp via a modem?  Ideally I'd like for it to be like my
Win95 box (stop throwing things!) and dial on demand when I need Internet,
and redial if disconnected.  Is this possible?
        I remember years ago getting ppp with pppd, but it did not have
those features I would like, and I think it was hard to work with.  Surely
there is something better now... Thanks in advance for any info! :)

2)      The software in /contrib that is not guaranteed, just how "unsafe"
is it for use?  I'd really like to put on npasswd-boulder, for example, but
the warning kinda makes me wonder about what might happen (all passwords get
mailed to a newsgroup, etc..) :)  Maybe I'm just too paranoid, but I just
have to ask.
Thanks!

Regards,

Kendrick


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