Re: [q]Does PPPD have to run in the foreground?

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From: Anthony Rumble
Date: Mon, 29 May 1995 00:00

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Craig Hoskin (choskin@uniwa.uwa.edu.au) wrote:
: In trying to make sure the modem is still connected to an upline host, does 
: PPPD have to run in the foreground?
: ie.  If carrier is lost will PPPD exit gracefully or will it just sit there?

It doesn't, and shoulnd't remain in the foreground.. unless in debug
mode

The command 'modem' will make sure it exits gracefully

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From: smilie@mpx.com.au (Anthony Rumble)
Subject: Re: [q]Does PPPD have to run in the foreground?
Date: 1995/05/29
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