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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
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Subject: Re: [NetBSD] Auto SLIP Login ?
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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 19:02:08 +0000
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Ok, so I'm replying to myself.....
I received mail in answer to this:
>I've just completed a port of a lump of software found at
>
> ftp.demon.co.uk:pub/slip/csn-slip-package.tar.Z
>
>It allows me to set up a login script, and an entry in /etc/remote, type
>
> slip gate (as uid 0)
>
>and _WOW_ ... I have a slip connection that hangs around until it gets a
>signal and then drops the line.
>
>Now here's a question for you (if you're interested - and you seem to be).
>You must bear in mind that I'm a complete virgin in this game.....
>
>How do I update the above source ?
>Do I mail the author ?
>Do I send to a special place on ftp.demon.co.uk ?
>Do I mail postmaster@gate.demon.co.uk ?
>Do I pass it around to interested people via uuencoded mail ?
>Do I dump it in this newsgroup for everyone to pick up ? - I have to get an
>answer now !
>
>What's the general procedure ?
>
I've posted it to the following sites:
ftp.demon.co.uk:incoming
agate.berkeley.edu:pub/incoming
nova.cc.purdue.edu:pub/386bsd/submissions
and it's called
slip-tip.386bsd.tar.Z
Please tell me of any problems.
--
Brian Somers