> 1) What is the best (easiest) way to get a PPP connection from my > debian box to my isp via a modem? Ideally I'd like for it to be like my > Win95 box (stop throwing things!) and dial on demand when I need Internet, > and redial if disconnected. Is this possible?
Yes, just install the diald package. > 2) The software in /contrib that is not guaranteed, just how "unsafe" > is it for use? I'd really like to put on npasswd-boulder, for example, but > the warning kinda makes me wonder about what might happen (all passwords get > mailed to a newsgroup, etc..) :) Maybe I'm just too paranoid, but I just > have to ask. Those packages, generally, are no less safe -- they're just not "officially" supported (often due to copyright and/or licensing restrictions). -- John Goerzen | Running Debian GNU/Linux (www.debian.org) Custom Programming | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
