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From: j@ida.interface-business.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Mgetty
Date: 7 Sep 1996 12:40:44 GMT
Organization: interface business GmbH, Dresden
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edragon@horizon.hit.net wrote:

> >  Besides, why would you WANT to use mgetty?
> > 
> 
> PAP and CHAP....

Huh?

You need some PPP package that understands PAP and CHAP (like
IIJ-PPP), but what's the deal with mgetty then?

(I also use mgetty, but for machines with incoming fax connections
etc.)

-- 
J"org Wunsch					       Unix support engineer
joerg_wunsch@interface-business.de       http://www.interface-business.de/~j