At 02:40 AM 2/6/03 -1300, you wrote: >Charles Angelich wrote: >> >> You may recall I had some speed bumps with EZNET? > >Yes, I thought of you when I was deciding on the new >dialer.
:-) >> Is BL2 using a more 'standard' *nix setup for dialup >> PPP or is EZNET a part of BL2 as well? > > Interesting >enough, the eznet documentation makes a big deal about whether >pppd is version 2.2 or 2.3 (apparently the differences are >significant). I remember that, yes. >Anyway, eznet compiled so nicely and worked so smoothly with >pppd 2.3 that I thought "What the hell, let's use eznet and >see if Charles has the same problem with pppd 2.3". So there >is is, Charles. I hope you will give it a try and let me know >if it's still fouling up. I suspect it will work just fine. So I'm the 'guinea pig' eh? (BG) >> Access for many DOS users to POP and SMTP was lost when ISPs >> decided you must SMTP prior to POP. > >Isn't it the other way around? POP is authenticated and SMTP >isn't (usually), so by forcing SMTP to follow POP it piggy-backs >on the POP authentication. Sorry, yes it is the other way around. >> Will your combined application paint BL2 users into a similar >> corner > >Nope. The separate menu options remain: ># fetch mail from POP server and put in inbox ># send mail from outbox to SMTP server > >> if/when there are any further 'enhancements' made by ISPs to >> POP/SMTP? > >Actually the new client is better. Some BL1 users were >unable to connect to their SMTP server because it required >separate authentication. The SMTP client in BL1 was unable >to do this. However, the new client in BL2 has optional >authentication for SMTP. > >You should be able to try it yourself in a day or two. OK, will do. Charles.Angelich "DOS Ghost" Tech Website : http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/ Music,Photos,Stories,etc. Website : http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/faf/ Default Browser HomePage : http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/homepage.asp To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
