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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Announcement: Daemon for managing dialup internetconnections
From:       Bernd Gehrmann <bernd () physik ! hu-berlin ! de>
Date:       1999-06-25 12:13:34
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On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Harri Porten wrote:

> Bernd Gehrmann wrote:
> > 
> > > If the normal user is the owner of the machine, he/she will be
> > > the one who has to do the system configuration. kppp, kisdn et al.
> > > are ways to make this part of the configuration easier.
> > 
> > They could make it even easier if they were smart enough to
> > use the system's native configuration files instead of
> > proprietary crap. In fact, if you already have a chat script
> > (as is usually the case at many german universities), then
> > using kppp is _more_ difficult than e. g. using Debian's
> > ppp-config and copying the chat script into the system
> > config.
> 
> ?? I think you're getting something wrong here. kppp is meant to be
> usable especially for those who *don't* want to go trough the trouble
> setting up a chat script. If you already have a working chat&pppd
> script, that's fine. Why switch ? 

In order to 

* get a GUI where I can choose from different modem servers
* get a visual signal when the connection has established
  (no, I don't mean 'ping' ;-)
* see how long I'm connected and how much it costs me
* see transfer rates

Bernd.

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