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From: kelly@junco.fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: "PPP Not available on this system"  ---- HELP
Date: 12 Jun 1995 15:21:23 GMT
Organization: Forecast Systems Laboratory
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Message-ID: <3rhm1j$ogb@CUBoulder.Colorado.EDU>
References: <3quj1c$45h@imp.demon.co.uk> <3r3o4m$l89@bonnie.tcd-dresden.de>
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In article <3r3o4m$l89@bonnie.tcd-dresden.de>,
J Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de> wrote:
>Be warned that PPP has been left out by intention from the generic
>2.0R kernels since it's said to be broken.  It may or may not work for
>you, but don't be too surprised if it's panicking.

Hmmm ... after applying a one-line patch, it's been working for me
under 2.0 for quite some time.

Now, if only I could kick enough users off to upgrade to 2.0.5 ...

-- 
Sean Kelly
NOAA Forecast Systems Lab, Boulder Colorado USA

Whenever I hear the sparrow chirping, watch the woodpecker chirp,
catch a chirping trout, or listen to the sad howl of the chirp rat, I
think: Oh boy!  I'm going insane again.  -- Jack Handey