WS>> That is all that it is -- a three part load.  (In a UNIX world the
 WS>> PPPD PPP daemon is *ALREADY* running as part of the OS, but in the
 WS>> IBM world -- like ANSI.SYS -- the user has to load it by hand him
 WS>> or herself.

 SH> As a passing note to this otherwise excellent disquisition,
 SH> you should be aware of the fact that from Windows 95 on, the
 SH> Windows socket runs as part of the operating system.  There is
 SH> no need to load it by hand.

this is /only/ if the networking protocols are loaded, too... otherwise, no
go at all... not even "by hand"...

)\/(ark