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Re: PPP Howto I can't get to it :-(

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From: Ben Walding
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 00:00
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On Mon, 19 Aug 1996 07:35:11 GMT, Euan Troup <etroup@arneb.atnf.CSIRO.AU> wrote:
>On 19 Aug 1996 14:28:36 +1000, Linda Pesudovs <eris@replicant.apana.org.au> asci
>>I need to get to this howto and download it before I can get my PPP link
>>running.  I saw it had a "www" address, but I need an ftp address to get
>>the file so I can join the masses and web-browse.
>
>Um, host names on the internet are arbitrary. You don't need a particular
>type of host name to use ftp, the remote system has to allow access.
>Hosts are given ftp.x.y.z or www.q.r.s names to make them easier to find.
>
>For all sorts of linux information, howtos etc try:
>
>ftp.dstc.edu.au:/pub/linux/docs/howto
>
>cheers,
>
I find comp.os.linux.answers is a good way to get the latest faq's.  You are pretty much guaranteed it is up-to-date. Since you are posting here we can also presume that you cans read news.

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Date: 1996/08/20
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