SLIC: Stofanet Linux Internet Connector

Newest Version
Version 1.1 released 2000-09-16. What's new in version 1.1?
DOWNLOAD slic-1.1-source.tgz (18KB) Contents of archive
Please read README.UPGRADE for important information on upgrading to version 1.1.
Common problems: FAQ
SLIC is no longer being maintained.

Description
"slic" is a program to establish/release connection from the local host to the "stofa-net" manually or automatically, display status information and calculate usage statistics. When put in auto-mode slic establishes the connection when it is needed and releases it when there has been no traffic for a while. This will save you a great deal of money when surfing the Web! When in auto-mode slic can also run in the background taking care of establishing/releasing the connection whenever you need it. To run slic in background simply type 'slic auto &'. Furthermore it is by version 1.1 possible to set a monthly usage limit on a minute basis. If the limit is exceeded slic will refuse to run. The program is written in ANSI C and therefore runs very fast compared to other connectors written in eg. Perl or Java.

Super-quick installation guide
Download slic. Unpack by issuing the command 'tar xzf slic-X.X-source.tgz' (where 'X.X' is the version number). Configure slic by editing the file slic.config. Issue the command 'make all'. As root, issue the command 'make install'. Slic is now installed on your system. To get further information please read README.INSTALL and do a 'man slic' after the program is installed. If you are upgrading from a previos version, please read README.UPGRADE for important upgrade information.
Enjoy!

Requirements
Slic will run on most reasonable (new) linux systems that have GCC, make and TCP/IP networking installed. Slic has been tested on Red Hat 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, Mandrake 7.1 and 7.2, Slackware 7.0, and on Debian 2.1.

Bugs & problems
Slic has no known bugs at this time. If you experience any problems during compilation, installation or use of the program please let me know. Please send me a description of what is wrong and the error messages from the program or from the compiler. Thank you!