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From: root@candle.pha.pa.us (Bruce Momjian)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Shell/PPP dialins. Help plz.
Date: 9 Jun 1996 18:08:05 GMT
Organization: a consultant's basement
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Jim Sloan (jsloan@LiveNet.Net) wrote:
: I saw nothing bitchy about the original post, the person was asking valid 
: questions as a newbie, nothing wrong with that, but I do see a bitchy attitude 
: in YOUR response as if you expect everyone to be at YOUR level immediately, 
: but then again, from your responses I have seen so far, you have been wrong on 
: SEVERAL occasions, so I guess you might need a little teaching too.  So 
: LIGHTEN up, smell the roses, take a relaxing look at life, it helps a lot.

I disagree and agree with David on this one.  The original posting
'loudly' complained about the P before ppp logins, the lack of modem
init strings, the 'alleged' lack of user accounting, and the BSDI
manual.

Whether you are a newbie or not, there is no need to slam the product. 
If you have a question or need help. ask.  As you become more familiar
with the product, the design decisions appear more valid.

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