On Sun, 5 Jan 1997, Zenon Fortuna wrote:
> I would like to keep my PPP connection "busy" even during the time, when > I don't use it. Otherwise my ISP will log-me-off after a couple of "idle" > minutes. > A work around is to telnet to any Internet sites and start a loop > (in my case in csh): you could look into diald. it provides isp connect service on demand or can be configured to keep a connection up. other than that you can do what i do and use fetchpop (off of sunsite) to poll your pop server every five minutes for mail. it runs as a daemon, is small, compiles easily, and is easy to use. it also keeps my connection up by generating the small amount of network activity that it does. good luck. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
