From a063878a50beb4e1af5cca0c91cfe62966e129dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Somers Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 07:40:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Mention the danger of running programs using ``!''. PR: 112481 MFC after: 1 week --- share/examples/ppp/ppp.linkup.sample | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/share/examples/ppp/ppp.linkup.sample b/share/examples/ppp/ppp.linkup.sample index 18073cf712e..f061147231d 100644 --- a/share/examples/ppp/ppp.linkup.sample +++ b/share/examples/ppp/ppp.linkup.sample @@ -30,11 +30,16 @@ MYADDR: 192.244.176.32: add 192.244.176.0 0 HISADDR -#You may want to execute a script after connecting. This script can do +# You may want to execute a script after connecting. This script can do # nice things such as kick off "sendmail -q", "popclient my.isp" and # "slurp -d news". It can be passed MYADDR, HISADDR and INTERFACE # as arguments too - useful for informing a DNS of your assigned IP. # +# NOTE: It's vital that you use ``!bg'' rather than ``!'' if the program +# you're running will take some time or will require network +# connectivity. Using ``!'' will delay ppp 'till the completion +# of the program being run! +# # You may also want some sound effects.... # pmdemand: