Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce
From: ben@clubman.compsol.fidonet.org (Ben Elliston)
Subject: RIP broadcaster
Message-ID: <ann-24088.768336394@cs.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, 7 May 1994 18:46:49 GMT
Approved: linux-announce@tc.cornell.edu (Matt Welsh)

I just released this onto sunsite.unc.edu tonight in /pub/Linux/Incoming:

Begin2
Title        = bcastd
Version      = 1.0a
Desc1        = Allows networked Linux systems to generate customised, specific
Desc2        = RIP packets to a gateway for broadcasting onwards.  Useful for
Desc3        = systems on "terminal" networks who do not need to be able to
Desc4        = handle incoming packets.  Also useful for SLIP/PPP operators
Desc5        = who are given IP numbers in the same subnet as their feed.
Author       = Ben Elliston
AuthorEmail  = ben@cooper.compsol.fidonet.org
Maintainer   = Ben Elliston
MaintEmail   = ben@cooper.compsol.fidonet.org
Site1        = sunsite.unc.edu
File1        = bcastd.tar.gz
FileSize1    = 3Kb
Required1    = A Linux system with operational network code and an IP connection.
CopyPolicy1  = Freely distributable, free to modify.
Keywords     = rip, routed
Entered      = 06MAY94
EnteredBy    = Ben Elliston
CheckedEmail = ben@cooper.compsol.fidonet.org
End

A tiny effort, I know :-), but it was seriously lacking, and it's done 
me wonders.

Cheers,
Ben.
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