On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:45:08 -0600 John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> David Palmer writes: > > [Wvdial] is handy for a newbie. > > Only when it works. > -- > John Hasler Which the docs (probably the most charming of any linux software I have seen) graciously admit: > Nah, it Didn't Work After All > ============================= > > Because WvDial has a pretty nasty bunch of heuristics included for dialing > modems, finding login/password prompts, guessing at menu options and command > prompts, and so on, it has been known to screw up on occasion. If WvDial > doesn't quite work for you, it's probably our fault, not yours! It's > difficult for us to guess typical login sequences for various ISP's, and > it's completely impossible for us to guess them all. If WvDial doesn't seem > to like your ISP, I've got some good news and some bad news for you. > > The bad news about WvDial versus 'chat' scripts: if your chat script > doesn't work, you can always fix it without doing any programming. WvDial > uses built-in intelligence, but if its intelligence fails, you're out of > luck. > > And now the good news: E-mail us about the problem and we'll do our best to > help. If we can do it, we want WvDial to work with nearly every ISP around, > without any special configuration. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
