Re: PPP Dialup
>> You might want to look into DialD (Dial-on-Demand). This package
>> automatically makes and breaks connections to the Internet as needed.
You
>> just start up NetScape, etc. and the modem dials... After an inactivity
>> timeout, DialD drops the link (to save you money... <grin>...). It's
really
>> slick and many people use it.
>
>As an side note, diald isn't always a money-saver; for me, in fact, using
>diald (unless I spent large amounts of time redoing the config files)
>would be more expensive than pon/poff, since on my local phone bill I pay
>a fixed rate per call, and my ISP charges me a flat monthly fee. Having
>my connection go up and down frequently could get very expensive.
Well, "to save you time....", then.... ;-)
Hadn't thought of local fixed rates... not in North America then, huh?
Later,
Kevin
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