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- Site: ftp.thoughtport.com (199.171.224.105)
- Latest PPP-2.2 release: ppp-2.2b2.tar.gz
- Latest NeXT Specific changes: NeXT-ppp2.2-0.4.2.tar.gz
- Latest Installer Package: NeXT-ppp2.2-0.3.3-pkg.tar.gz
- WWW Page: http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/
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- Mirror Sites:
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- ftp://ftp.duq.edu/pub/next/ppp/ (165.190.8.7)
- ftp://ftp.NMR.EMBL-Heidelberg.DE/pub/next/ppp/ (192.54.41.88)
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- Welcome to the PPP porting effort for NeXTSTEP. The code in this
- directory in currently in beta stage.
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- USAGE AGREEMENT AND STATUS OF PPP-2.2 FOR NeXTSTEP
- ==================================================
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- This version of PPP for NeXTSTEP is a port of the public domain
- PPP-2.2 code. The PPP-2.2 package and user level daemon were written
- and are administered by Paul Mackerras <Paul.Mackerras@cs.anu.edu.au>.
- The NeXT specific changes and Loadable Kernel Server (LKS) were
- written by Stephen Perkins <perkins@cps.msu.edu>, Philip Prindeville
- <philipp@res.enst.fr>, and Pete French <pete@ohm.york.ac.uk>.
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- The PPP-2.2 distribution is currently in beta stage. The current code
- is based on the second beta source release of PPP-2.2 (ppp-2.2b2). The
- NeXT port will remain in beta stage as long as the PPP-2.2 remains in
- that stage. Then, the NeXT port will follow the stages of PPP-2.2.
-
- The beta status of this work means several things to users:
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- 1) The code and operation of the system will probably change before
- the final released version. These changes will hopefully lead towards
- greater stability on all NeXTSTEP platforms. However, users should
- expect to have to upgrade several times before this package is
- officially released.
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- 2) Users may encounter bugs in the code. These bugs could be minor or could
- lead to severe system disruption (system panics). No guarantees are made
- as to the fitness of this product for any purpose. You use it at your own
- risk. If you need commercial grade support, you might want to check out
- Morningstar's PPP implementation <marketing@MorningStar.Com>.
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- 3) Any problems encountered with this software must be resolved within the
- PPP-2.2 testing community. This means that bug reports, installation
- questions, configuration questions, or any other such corrispondence must
- go to the NeXT PPP mailing list <nextppp@listproc.thoughtport.com>.
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- 4) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES are you to post questions or problems regarding
- this port to any USENET news group _before_ you first contact the
- mailing list.
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- Usage of this package indicates your acceptance of these terms.
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- That being said, this site contains code from the latest versions of
- the PPP porting effort for NeXT computers (NeXTSTEP OS version 3.2 or
- later, all platforms). The files located here all have names that
- describe their version. The filenames will be something like:
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- NeXT-ppp2.2-0.3.3.tar.gz
- NeXT-ppp2.2-0.3.3-patch<n>.tar.gz
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- meaning ppp version 2.2 NeXT release 0.3.3. The number 0.3.3 will
- change as new versions are released. If there are patch files, only
- the latest patch<n> file needs to be installed over the NeXT
- distribution. The patch files untar into a separate directory. That
- directory will contain instructions on how to apply the patch.
- Typically, the latest two versions are kept on the archive.
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- This work requires OS version 3.2 or greater. Earlier OS versions do
- not support some of the required POSIX functionality (nor MAB file
- support). It will run on the Motorola, Intel, HPPA, and Sparc ports.
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- Version 2.2 of PPP implements BSD packet compression. Further, it
- provides for priority queueing of interactive traffic and it
- implements VJ TCP Header Compression. Finally, it contains _many_ bug
- fixes and enhancements over 2.1.2.
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- The MAB is a binary only distribution. It is present for people who
- do not have a developer version of NeXTSTEP.
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- For more information on PPP in general, you might want to check out:
- http://cs.uni-bonn.de/ppp/faq.html
- -and-
- ftp://morningstar.com/pub/papers/ppp-white-paper.ps.gz
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- -and-
- http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/pdial/faq.html
- (This last is a list of internet providers)
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-
- Please let me know if you have any problems or comments.
-
-
- - Steve
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- Stephen J. Perkins | perkins@cps.msu.edu
- Dept. of Comp. Science | NeXT, MIME, finger for PGP
- Michigan State University | NeXT OS 3.2 using PPP-2.2
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