Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:33:07 +0200 From: Andre Oppermann <oppermann@pipeline.ch> To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: Brian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.org.uk>, jonathan michaels <jon@caamora.com.au>, Rowan Crowe <rowan@sensation.net.au>, Josef Karthauser <joe@pavilion.net>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem with user level ppp, using multilink functionality Message-ID: <37AFFFE3.AC1DAFFB@pipeline.ch> References: <199908091831.TAA01465@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org>
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Brian Somers wrote: > > > Brian Somers wrote: > > > The *real* problem with user-ppp in this arena is that it doesn't do > > > any of the compression algorithms that the hardware at most ISPs does > > > - ie, MPPC or STAC. > > > > > > Does *ANYONE* know anybody that could push some buttons in this area > > > and either get deflate/predictor supported on some server hardware or > > > else get Microsoft/Stac to allow me to emulate their compression > > > algorithms ? It would make a huge difference ! > > > > RFC1967, RFC1974, RFC2118, RFC2395 has some hints on the subject. > > Indeed. I've read these and even talked to the people mentioned. > They say that I must be a company (I can do that) and must sign an > NDA (I won't do that). > > I don't see why I have to sign an NDA to write some software using > rfcs. The MPPC spec publishes the format, but nobody's allowed to > implement it without an NDA ? You'd only ever get this from M$ ! > > Up 'till now, it didn't really bother me 'cos I had a modem that did > hardware compression. Now I have an ISDN line and nothing compresses > anything - I've got a vested interest. > > My previous message was more of an appeal for somebody with a bit of > clout (this *is* freebsd-isp) to talk to Stac or M$ to convince them > to give me written permission to implement their protocol. They won't > really say much to me except ``NDA'' :-( OK, lemme see what they tell me when I ask them through my company. -- Andre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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