X-Git-Url: http://git.ozlabs.org/?p=ppp.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=0fd22edbb40c04749cefe16d81647fd696a5d333;hp=5b67ae0e8912361ab2030933463a6aae3d9288ba;hb=383401cdb046c2038cd2d45e9b1427c9c1f62238;hpb=5db3ca45db049db212696d0495dbec051b99f7ac diff --git a/README b/README index 5b67ae0..0fd22ed 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -59,6 +59,33 @@ be recompiled and the system rebooted. See the README.* files for details. +What's new in ppp-2.3.1. +************************ + +* Enhancements to chat, thanks to Francis Demierre. Chat can now +accept comments in the chat script file, and has new SAY, HANGUP, +CLR_ABORT and CLR_REPORT keywords. + +* Fixed a bug which causes 2.3.0 to crash Solaris systems. + +* Bug-fixes and restructuring of the Linux kernel driver. + +* The holdoff behaviour of pppd has been changed slightly: now, if +the link comes up for IP (or other network protocol) traffic, we +consider that the link has been successfully established, and don't +enforce the holdoff period after the link goes down. + +* Pppd should now correctly wait for CD (carrier detect) from the +modem, even when the serial port initially had CLOCAL set, and it +should also detect loss of CD during or immediately after the +connection script runs. + +* Under linux, pppd will work with older 2.2.0* version kernel +drivers, although demand-dialling is not supported with them. + +* Minor bugfixes for pppd. + + What's new in ppp-2.3. ********************** @@ -167,4 +194,4 @@ The primary site for releases of this software is: ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp/ -($Id: README,v 1.8 1997/05/22 06:43:44 paulus Exp $) +($Id: README,v 1.9 1997/07/14 03:48:52 paulus Exp $)