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Date:      Wed, 2 Jul 1997 22:42:21 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        =?KOI8-R?B?4c7E0sXKIP7F0s7P1w==?= <ache@nagual.pp.ru>
Cc:        FreeBSD-current <current@freebsd.org>, Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>, Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu>, Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de>
Subject:   Re: ppp & HUP. 
Message-ID:  <199707030442.WAA29209@rocky.mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970703060227.268B-100000@nagual.pp.ru>
References:  <199707022132.WAA07880@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <Pine.BSF.3.96.970703060227.268B-100000@nagual.pp.ru>

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> If nobody will explain why this HUP is neded (hanging shells perfectly
> killed by SIGKILL), I'll remove HUP sending from init.

Because it gives processes a chance to die 'nicely', instead of having
the run pulled out from under them.


Nate



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