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Odhiambo Washington wrote:
> Hello Andrew, et al,
> 
> I figured out I could use "ppp -background sucks" (where sucks is
> the ISP label in ppp.conf). This seems to be what I am looking for,
> no?? I can run it on the command line. I hope it will do same thing
> via cron.


Frankly, I don't seem to know what exactly
you're looking for. I find ddial mode perfect
for most uses.

If you tell us precisely what you want,
we may be able to suggest a better solution.


Best wishes,
Andrew P.