From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Aug 10 4: 0:28 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.freebsd.org.uk [194.242.128.198]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDE2214A2E for ; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 04:00:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from keep.lan.Awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA87076; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:58:45 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from keep.lan.Awfulhak.org (brian@localhost.lan.Awfulhak.org [127.0.0.1]) by keep.lan.Awfulhak.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA01126; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:00:34 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199908101100.MAA01126@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Andre Oppermann Cc: Brian Somers , Brian Somers , jonathan michaels , Rowan Crowe , Josef Karthauser , freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem with user level ppp, using multilink functionality In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:33:07 +0200." <37AFFFE3.AC1DAFFB@pipeline.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:00:34 +0100 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > 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. Thank you. Looks like I'll owe you more than a few pints by the end of the month :-) > -- > Andre -- Brian Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message