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@@ -370,13 +370,9 @@ the server.  Thus, it may be necessary to use the `remotename' option
 to pppd when using PAP authentication so that it can select the
 appropriate secret from /etc/ppp/pap-secrets.
 
-Microsoft also has a variant of CHAP which they apparently think is
-more secure than standard CHAP because they don't store secrets in
-clear text on the server.  However, a bogus client only needs to know
-the encrypted secret to gain access, so the only extra security is
-that the bogus client would need to run something other than Windows.
-There is a client-side implementation of Microsoft's CHAP in ppp-2.3;
-see README.MSCHAP80.
+Microsoft also has a variant of CHAP which uses a different hashing
+arrangement from normal CHAP.  There is a client-side implementation
+of Microsoft's CHAP in ppp-2.3; see README.MSCHAP80.
 
 
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@@ -551,3 +547,17 @@ Then copy the new kernel to /:
 	cp vmunix /
 
 and reboot.  Modload should then work.
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Q: I'm running Linux (or NetBSD or FreeBSD), and my system comes with
+PPP already.  Should I consider installing this package?  Why?
+
+A: The PPP that is already installed in your system is (or is derived
+from) some version of this PPP package.  You can find out what version
+of this package is already installed with the command "pppd --help".
+If this is older than the latest version, you may wish to install the
+latest version so that you can take advantage of the new features or
+bug fixes.
+