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  From: Andrew Reid <andrew.reid@plug.cx>
  To  : David Newall <davidn@rebel.net.au>
  Date: 29 May 2001 15:13:58 +0930

Re: Found out why Connect.com does not handle PPP from Linux ...

On 29 May 2001 14:46:15 +0930, David Newall wrote:

> Richard, with respect, you are being unrealistic if you think you
> can dictate what sort of authentication an ISP must support.  They are
> providing you a PPP link, not a shell account, and it's quite reasonable
> that they only support a PPP authentication method.  Do you expect a
> unix login prompt???

A UNIX Login prompt would be quite unlikely in the case of an ISP the
size of CCA, if not damn impossible.

   - andrew

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