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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: ppp auto redial after lost connection?
Date: 23 Feb 1997 21:16:10 GMT
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conrads@neosoft.com (Conrad Sabatier) wrote:

> > Alternatively, and much to be preferred, is to use ijppp with the -ddial
> > option.  It will redial automatically on loss of carrier.
> 
> I don't see this option in the man page.  Where did you learn of this?

It's new.
-- 
cheers, J"org

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