Re: PPP and /contrib
On Wed, 15 Jan 1997 16:12:43 CST Kendrick Myatt (myattk@datatek.com)
wrote:
>
> 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! :)
It's still pppd. If you want on-demand connections, you might want to
have a look at diald.
> 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.
I use a few packages from contrib and so far, it works well. I'm not using npasswd-boulder, but I think it's ok. If you're really paranoid, you can check out the sources :-).
Phil.
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