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Hello Roy - 

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RJT>> I guess program authors are kinda limited in terms of
RJT>> being able to test stuff to what they have available. The
RJT>> dialup I have going here uses a "login:" and
"password:"
RJT>> set of prompts, 

CA>> You are using SLIP. 

RJT> I am _not_ using SLIP. I am using PPP. 

I've never seen PPP that uses both the "login:" and "password:"
prompts. It just goes directly into PAP, CHAP, or MSCHAP. 

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RJT>> other setups use PAP or CHAP, or the m$ variant of that.
RJT>> I have my setup working, but have no way to test things
RJT>> out on those others... 

If you say so. 

CA>> The point was that he was trying to make me appear stupid
CA>> because his automated non-standard EZNET wouldn't work
CA>> here but he had never gotten it to work himself and had no
CA>> way of knowing that it would have worked for him either. 

RJT> While I can't comment on the interactions you had with the
RJT> guy, I was just trying to point out that it's not always
RJT> feasible to test everything... 

Sounds like Microsoft. 

RJT>> The thing is, though, that his tactics take away the
RJT>> choices. I'd rather have the choices, myself. 

CA>> When Linux 'distros' stop documenting where the config
CA>> files are  and what each line is used for then Linux users
CA>> will have the same 'mystery' that Windows users face when
CA>> editing the registry and fewer 'choices'. 

RJT> It's not entirely up to the distro, though, it's also a
RJT> matter of whoever put all of the packages together, and
RJT> what _they_ choose to offer the end user. Some people
RJT> don't wanna know, either. 

"Linux" is the kernel and the 'distro' is "whoever put all of
the packages together, and what _they_ choose to offer the end
user." so how can it _not_ be entirely up to the 'distro'? 

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