On Sun, Apr 26, 1998 at 12:17:25PM +0200, Rainer Clasen wrote: > Hamish Moffatt ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Is agetty used much for serial? I always use mgetty here, although usually > > because I want something more exotic like AutoPPP or fax reception. > [...] > I don't like the idea to switch to a getty without serial support. Maybe > we'll once enhance our setup to run over a serial line (as it's possible > with FreeBSD).
There's no reason why agetty should disappear because mingetty is the default -- you can mix and match as you need. I use mingetty for virtual consoles (especially on low memory machines) and mgetty for modems. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Debian packages at ftp://ftp.rising.com.au/pub/hamish. PGP#EFA6B9D5 CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome. http://hamish.home.ml.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]