Here is what msn provided:
"MSN/IA offers support for Outlook Express, Windows 95, 98, Internet
Explorer and Microsoft Outlook. Please refer to the following settings to
configure any unsupported applications:
Mail Servers
Pop3.email.msn.com
Smtp.email.msn.com
News Servers
Netnews.msn.com
Msnnews.msn.com
The mail and newsgroup program will need to support Secure Password
Authentication.
For connecting to Non-Windows applications like Windows NT, Macintosh, or
Sega Dreamcast systems, you may require the following settings:
Enter the username as MSN/username
The password will be the same.
DNS Servers
204.255.246.17
204.255.246.18"
from which I conclude that a pap-authenticated connection is supported
/etc/ppp.chatscript and /etc/ppp/chap-secrets are both empty
I believe the omission of the colon following 'assword' was a typo, but I
will look at the file
I will also go back and check whether I have entered the mail servers
fully/correctly/exactly as given
David
----- Original Message -----
From: Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: davidturetsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: fetchmail
>what instructions you have from your ISP about how to start PPP
>
> In one place, you describe setting pppd up to make a pap-authenticated
> connection. There are at least 2 other common methods: chap and
> userid/password. Or at least I think you are; to be sure, I'd need to see
> the chat messages as well as the pppd ones.
>
> Especially since the chatscript seems to be doing userid/password
> authentication. You want to make sure that the exchange here is accurate.
I
> notice you expect assword, not assword: -- that might be enough of an
error
> to cause your problems (or it may just be a typo in the email you sent
here).
>
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