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I attempted, as 'user', to use Kermit and was not allowed to access the
modem.  I could not get the ppp dialler to work either.  I tried setting
permissions and various other things suggested by other people, all of
whom told me it was a very bad thing to be root all the time, and
eventually gave up and I am still root all the time.  

Is there some easy way to get the modem to work for 'user'?  If I run the
risk of some javascript invasion using Opera as root, I will try to use it
as user instead.  



> Linux is difficult enough to learn without constanting
> tripping over priviledge problems.  By running as root
> the newbie has one less brick wall to bash his head
> against.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steven
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