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sindi keesan wrote:
>
> BL3 will only dial as 'root'.  

That's not correct.  It is possible to configure eznet/pppd
so that an ordinary user can do ppp-on and ppp-off.

> How could I automate things so that a file saved to Abiword's 
> default location would be copied to a floppy disk

Why not copy the file to floppy from AbiWord?  Once the floppy
is mounted, AbiWord will treat it just like any other directory.

> It would be nice if 'Remove floppy disk now' could flash on 
> the screen but Abiword will already be occupying the screen.

xmessage

> Do I need a sleep 15 or some other sort of pause while it copies?

Just tell them to wait for the drive's light to turn off
before removing the floppy.  As for mounting/umounting
the floppy, you could make those menu items.
 
Cheers,
Steven