On Fri, 18 May 2001 13:53:44 -0500 Clarence Verge wrote:
> I have archived it in a safe place where I hope to remember to look. <G>
> This will surely be very useful in the future.
Clarence, keep in mind that it is only a plan of attack...there are
lots of variations on this theme...see following:
On Fri, 18 May 2001 17:33:06 -0400 (EDT) Howard Eisenberger wrote:
> My ISP used to do something similar:
> login: joeuser -> unix shell
> login: joeuser.ppp -> start PPP
> login: joeuser.slip -> start SLIP
> login: joeuser.cslip -> start CSLIP
---------snip-----------
> Perhaps, simply because there were more options than just PPP. I
> don't see any real advantage in using PAP unless you're too lazy
> or stupid to type in (or script) your username and password. :-)
Howard,
Not to debate with you the advantages of using PAP/CHAP, but MOST
users are of the "uninformed" variety. That's why they will even
pay a dummy like me to "fix" their problems...<g g g>
This customer of mine, would ordinarily, without extensive training,
be routinely incapable of using anything but automated login. AND..
most non-nerd users are similar.
..AND....I am a dummy, but I am NOT too stupid, or lazy to type in
(or script) my username and password.....read my original posts and
you will notice that that is how I ascertained that my username and
password were valid....what was NOT proper was this ISP not telling
me about their peculiarities, as per their injunction that they did
not "support" anything but w9x/NT/2000 and Mac 7.5+.....
..now...my customer just happens to be using w98, and could install
the ISPs custom setup software, but I have a bunch of minimalist
users about to come on line, on this ISP, who will NOT be running
any of those bloatware boxes......They will also be incapable of
messing around with manually (or with script)
logging in/on. So...they are gonna be set up with that nice, lazy,
PAP/CHAP, too.....<g g g g g>
......gregy
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