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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!nsw.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!vic.news.telstra.net!news.mira.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!newsfeed.internetmci.com!News.LiveNet.Net!Clifford.LiveNet.Net!jsloan From: Jim Sloan <jsloan@LiveNet.Net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Shell/PPP dialins. Help plz. Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 14:12:54 -0400 Organization: LiveNet, Inc. Lines: 44 Message-ID: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.960610140845.436D-100000@Clifford.LiveNet.Net> References: <4oo8o8$6ah@agate.nbnet.nb.ca> <david-0406962116110001@ppp27.emeraldis.com> <4p5qrs$1ok_004@news.livenet.net> <Pine.BSI.3.93.960610101142.12856E-100000@picard.chickasaw.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: clifford.livenet.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.93.960610101142.12856E-100000@picard.chickasaw.com> On Mon, 10 Jun 1996, Shawn McMahon wrote: > 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 > > > Chameleon does support minimal scripting, we have several users using it without the P infront of their userid. They just add in the dialup options ie: ogin: <userid> sword: <password> % ppp and it works like a charm. There has to be even limited scripting because login: and password: are not universal login prompts. Again, there is no need for the P infront of the userid. It just happens to be BSDi's way to differentiate, just like the S is for SLIP logins, but not necessary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Sloan jsloan@livenet.net Vice President/Engineer LiveNet, Inc. 413 Davis St. Suite 106 Full Service Internet Provider Virginia Beach VA 23462 Dialup and dedicated connections Ph: 804-499-9328x103 Virtual Web, Email, and FTP hosting http://www.livenet.net info@livenet.net webmaster@livenet.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------