On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 11:32:44PM -0800, Trevor Warren wrote: > > --- Philip S Tellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, Trevor Warren wrote: > > > > > i want to automate dialup on a mailserver where in > > after inactivity of > > > a specified duration it should disconnect. Then > > reconnect after a > > > prescribed duration... > > > > diald howto > [snip] > thx philip....i did it with pppd deman dial. Does ny1 > know if there is a way to allow deman dialin for mail > nd proxy servers usin wvdial... > It's a cewl piece of s/w...only if it supported > demand dial...:(
Dont use wvdial. I managed demand dialing without using diald, and just enabling demand in the system wide ppp options. In the debian system there is an excellent pppconfig package that does takes full advantage of the recent ppp package. My article in the networking special explains it. http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/lug-authors/nagarjun/chip-article-so.html Nagarjuna _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
