faxgetty, how do I do to spawn mgetty when I get a data call?

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On Mon, 10 Feb 1997, Martin Wahlstrom wrote:

> > Lorenzo M. Catucci wrote:
> > > At last, a small correction to the standard
> > > Auto_PPP line in login.config: it should be added a -detach option, since
> > > else it didn't leave the serial (and the modem) even after a long time
> > > since connection loss.
> > 
> > Can someone confirm this? This is the first time I hear about it, and
> > *LOTS* of people are using AutoPPP with no problem, without "-detach".
> > 
> Yes! I have to agree.
> Sessions started on the linux-box some times just won't die
> if the PPP-link goes down.
> 
> I had big trouble with hanging processes and still logged in users.
> Adding -detach solves this problem in most cases.
> 

So there's the other side, I don't agree... :-) Never had problems with
hanging pppd's, they always go away. I have the option `modem'
specified, even though it should be default, who knows?
Looking in the man page for -detach gives:
              Don't fork to become a background  process  (other-
              wise  pppd will do so if a serial device other than
              its controlling terminal is specified).
The behaviour is definitely right if you specify it, but this hints to
something with specifying devices, doesn't it?

Klaus

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