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SUBMISSION
GateKeeper 2.1 for ppp2.2
GateKeeper is a graphical user interface control for ppp2.2.
RELEASE NOTES
German localization was updated in the final Beta and
has not been tested extensively.
2.1 is the last release which will support the current
DNS based Dial on Demand. If you want this feature you
must download the DoD version of the 2.0 distribution.
Future versions will be tightly integrated with ppp2.3
and employ ppp's demand feature.
In future releases GateKeeper will be tightly integrated
with ppp2.3 and will therefore not be user configurable
as a GUI frontend to other ppp packages.
Alternate app icon animation sequences are available courtesy
of Mark Sargent at:
http://www.marksargent.com/Samples/Scrap/GateKeeper.html
SUPPORT
While this program is GNU type freeware, support for it is not.
Comments and bug reports are always welcome, but if you would
like support the following applies:
1. If you are a non-commercial user and are doing some type
of FSF GNU or other freeware work for the UNIX community
let me know and we'll call it even. The same is true if
you provide software free to single non-commercial users
or if you have contributed to the creation of GateKeeper.
2. If you would like E-mail support please register for it
by sending in a one time registration fee of $20 USD.
3. If you would like telephone support please contact me
via E-mail for details.
DISTRIBUTION FILES
GateKeeper.2.1.s.tar.gz contains a source distribution
GateKeeper.2.1.NI.b.tar.gz contains a binary distribution
OVERVIEW
GateKeeper has the following significant features:
-- Dial on demand (triggered by NS Apps and UNIX tools)
-- GUI options file editor
-- Toolbar control
-- Inactivity timeout with sound warning.
-- Execute and check exit status of a preLink and a
preUnLink script prior to the respective operation.
-- displays pppStats
-- Capable of auto-launching pppd using defaults or using
information from a GateKeeper document
-- AutoRedial if provider's line is busy.
-- Manual Dial and login to a ppp provider without a script.
-- Persistent connection will redial and link to your
provider if the connection is unexpectedly dropped.
-- Compound document format for storing information necessary
to access an Internet Service Provider.
-- GUI status window.
-- App Icon shows session time.
-- Tri-state animated icon provides status feedback.
-- Preferences editor simplifies editing of ppp2.2 files.
-- Provides sound notification.
-- Captures and displays connection information
Comments, bug reports and suggestions should be sent to:
Felipe A. Rodriguez
5315 Colodny st. #7
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
far@ix.netcom.com (NeXTmail preferred) (MIMEmail welcome) ####################################################################
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