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Re: PPP connect - disconnect on demand
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kevin M Bealer)
Thu Apr 4 16:40:00 1996
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 1996 23:44:18 -0500 (EST)
From: Kevin M Bealer <kmb203@psu.edu>
To: root <root@mailhost.icon.co.zw>
cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <199604021559.AA04298@icon.co.zw>
On Tue, 2 Apr 1996, root wrote:
> Hi could anyone help?
>
> I am running a Linux box as an e-mail host with a ppp connection
> to my service provider on one side and a number of UUCP dial-ins
> on the other. Is there a script that will bring up and drop the ppp
> connection on demand:
>
> ie: when there is x amount of mail to be sent or every n hours if there
> is no outgoing mail.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Graham Somers
>
> Systems Administrator
> ICON Media
> root@icon.co.zw
I don't use it, but I believe 'diald' does this.
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