Re: tlug: diald (was: mouse fixed; now what about email)

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, Jonathan Byrne wrote:

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl-Max Wagner <karlmax@example.com>
> To: tlug@example.com <tlug@example.com>
> Date: 1998年6月1日 8:52
> Subject: Re: tlug: diald (was: mouse fixed; now what about
> email)
> 
> <From my previous post>
> 
> >> Unfortunately, that's a common problem, since Windows and
> >> MacOS both apparently automatically detect the
> >> authentication type and act appropriately.  I hope that
> 
> >They don't. They simply use PAP all the time - and
> practically
> 
> In the very informative log of a Windows 95 session that Kei
> posted, Windows was seen responding with PAP authentication
> after it was requested from the IP side.  Does this then
> mean that if the ISP side requested CHAP, Windows would just
> die?  If so, you're right; that's stupid.  But I still hope
> to see Linux become able to automatically get into the right
> authentication mode.  Right now there remain areas (a lot of

As long as you say 'use pap mode' to Linux, it will work just like W95.
It's the equivalent of turning off the terminal windows in the 95 PPP
setup, to put it in Microsoft terms :)

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