Re: PPP Control
Re: PPP Control
- Subject: Re: PPP Control
- From: Joshua Orr <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:32:50 -0600
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>>> I am using it to dial a number that9s I want to keep hidden. I have
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>>> succeeded in getting it to dial and not leave any record of it
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>>> except in the
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>>> Connection Log in the Internet Connect application.
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>>> Is there any way to tell the PPP daemon to not log down a particular
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>>> dial,
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>>> or is there any way I could get rid of the log entries using my
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>>> Cocoa app?
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>> It's a bad idea to do this.
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>> Why would you want to hide the fact that your app is using the
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>> telephone line from the user? The telephone line is a resource which
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>> costs the user $$$ ... so, you hiding the fact from her, is a bad
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>> thing.
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>> I can think of only one reason you would want to do this: nefarious
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>> XXX dial-back software $$$-making scam scheme.
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>> That's not the sort of software project I'd like to help, and I hope
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>> nobody else wants to help write that sort of software, either ...
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> You obviously can't think very well, can you? Please don't assume
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> something
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> like this, especially when there is a good reason.
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> If you really want to know, the reason is that I have a 1-800 number
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> dial up
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> point for people to easily signup for an ISP service. I would rather
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> keep
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> this 1-800 number a secret to help avoid abuse.
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> The user knows that the modem is dialing, I would just like to keep the
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> 1-800 number dialed from the user.
Sorry about my over reaction.
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Still, a dedicated user could find the number on his telephone bill, or
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by recording the sounds made by the modem, or by running the
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application in the debugger and break at the right instant. Or perhaps
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even by running 'strings' on the binary.
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/ Rgds, David
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I know, but as I have tried to explain, I like to do everything I can.
There is always a way around everything, but if I make it more difficult,
then that9s great.
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