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From: Shawn McMahon <smcmahon@chickasaw.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Shell/PPP dialins. Help plz.
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 10:15:43 -0500
Organization: Chickasaw Nation Net
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On Thu, 6 Jun 1996, Jim Sloan wrote:

> ONE login than 2, even if it is a simple P infront of their login.  The P 
> itself provides nothing in the way of security, provides nothing in the way a 
> user can connect,

It does enhance connectivity in one way:

It makes it possible to use automatic logins with several programs that do
not support scripting, such as the version of Chameleon that comes free in
some books.  There are others.


  Shawn McMahon          | Smokesignals Computer Company
  Senior System Operator | Southern Oklahoma's Internet Service Provider
  Chickasaw Nation Net   | 405 332-0033   http://www.chickasaw.com