Re: Using pppd as a library

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walter harms wrote:
> The question is do they need ppp at all ? I certainly has advantages to use
> tcp/ip but it is no requirement is several cases. Going with a more simple
> protocol can reduce the overhead considerable.

Please explain.  What "more simple protocol" are you suggesting?  SLIP,
perhaps?

I expect that the original poster's design constraints include having an
interoperable implementation -- that is, being able to talk to peer
machines built by other vendors.  Whether the overhead is "considerable"
or not doesn't seem to factor into the choice.

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James Carlson         42.703N 71.076W         <carlsonj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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