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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: setting up for use with an ISP
Date: 19 Jan 1997 10:47:02 GMT
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firesign <firesign@istar.ca> wrote:

> But I can't seem to find any coherent source that would tell me once BSD
> is installed, what to install/setup/run so as I can dial in and get
> e-mail/news/web service.

> So... Is there an idiots guide to this ? Maybe if I ever get this done,
> I'll be the one to write it...

Look into the written stuff about PPP, mainly in the handbook.

The handbook is available on your machine under /usr/share/doc,
or online at http://www.freebsd.org/.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)