---
name: "penggy"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "penggy"
version: "0.2.1-14"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/penggy"
---

# penggy(8)

AOL client

## NAME

penggy - AOL client

## SYNOPSIS

**penggy** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **penggy** commands. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**penggy** is a program that allows you to connect to the internet via AOL.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the Info files.

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-V, --version**

  Show version of program.

- **-f=, --config-file=**

  Set the configuration file to use.

- **--access-method=**

  Set the media used to access AOL.

- **--protocol=**

  Set the protocol used for communication with AOL.

- **-r, --auto-reconnect**

  Enable autoreconnection

- **--reconnect-delay=**

  Set the delay between reconnections.

- **-d, --daemon**

  Enable daemon mode, run in background.

- **-D=, --debug-level=**

  Set the verbosity of the debug.

- **--pid-file=**

  Set the PID file to create.

- **-s=, --screen-name=**

  Set the screen-name to use.

- **-m=, --modem=**

  Set the serial device to use for the modem.

- **--rtscts**

  Enable hardware flow control.

- **--init-str=**

  Set the primary initialization string sent to the modem.

- **--dial-str=**

  Se the string used to dial.

- **-n=, --phone=**

  Set the primary phone numer to use.

- **-s=, --line-speed=**

  Set the serial line speed.

- **-c=, --chat-script=**

  Set the chat script unsed for logging into AOL.

- **-t=, --interface-type=**

  Set the interface type.

- **-i=, --interface=**

  Set the interface name.

- **--dns**

  Set the DNS when connected.

- **--ip-up=**

  Set the script automatically called when IP is up.

- **--ip-down=**

  Set the script automatically called when IP is down.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Sebastian Schmidt \<yath@yath.eu.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).