Oops ... IIRC -> IDRC ...! :-/
Now I _think_ I remember ... the problem of "strange behaviour"
that I refer to below, isn't when the first dial attempt fails, it's
when a successful connection "drops out" ...
Joe.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: da Silva, Joe [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, 19 February 2001 9:39
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: PPP.LOG redirection (was Back to the future (LSPPPCFG
> revisit ed))
>
> Hi Michael.
>
> The problem I was referring to, with PPP.LOG remaining open,
> was not really a problem _within_ Arachne, but rather with
> DOS redirection. That is, the redirection of LSPPP's output
> to PPP.LOG (called directly or indirectly, by ARACHNE.BAT).
>
> I suppose the same thing would happen with redirection of
> EPPPD's output to PPP.LOG, unless this does it's own
> redirection (instead of letting COMMAND.COM (?) do it)?
> I suspect however, that the problem _does_ exist when using
> EPPPD too, because this would explain the strange connect
> behaviour I would sometimes get, if my first dial attempt failed
> (IIRC). Perhaps Bernie can tell us if EPPPD does it's own
> redirection, or whether it let's DOS do it ...
>
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