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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb>
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Subject: Re: iijPPP bug?
To: hmmm@alaska.net (hmmm)
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 17:20:02 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: questions@freebsd.org, tony-o@iij.ad.jp
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961009234310.1216A-100000@hmmm.alaska.net> from "hmmm" at Oct 9, 96 11:57:18 pm
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hmmm wrote:
> 
> 
> i believe i have found a BUG in iijPPP.
> 
> man CHAT states "\\" = '\'
> 
> i have a modem (motorola UDS) that uses "\Q3" for CTS/RTS flow.
> 
> in PPP.CONF i try "AT&F&C1\\Q3"
> 
> i start to CONNECT, but crash.
> 
> i check PPP.LOG and find that AT&F&C1Q3 was sent,
> 	and that WON'T work for sure!

	please try adding another "\"
	so that you have "AT&F&C1\\\Q3" in the file.
	something is eating your "\" that you have
	protected from the the iijppp interpreter.

	(wait till you see tcl. ousterhouts's book uses
	 many in a row in order to teach how they work,
	 quite something)

> 
> ps.  for people moving from DOS to BSD and/or people new to UNIX, i've
> been working hard on a straightforward, easy to follow, bug free FreeBSD
> installation guide (includes Printer/Slynx/Pine/POP/Ftp/Telnet/PPP cfg's).

		sounds very good ;)

jmb