[Gllug] Demon dial-up problems

[Nix]

On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Tom Gilbert gibbered:
> * Nix (nix at esperi.demon.co.uk) wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Tom Gilbert stipulated:
>> > * Paul Brazier (pbrazier at cosmos-uk.co.uk) wrote:
>> >> The script is a simple recieve "ogin:", send username, receive
>> >> "assword:", send password, which works OK with uklinux.
>> > 
>> > You won't connect to demon that way - you need to use pap or chap. If
>> 
>> Nonsense. I'm connecting to Demon by exactly that method; in fact, it is
>> Demon's oldest method of connection, used since the very earliest days.
> 
> *shudder, but it's *clear*text!

And? Are you worried about someone tapping the phone line or something?

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