disable pppd when not needed?

Article:		Failing Miserably, If Not Inventively
Subject:		disable pppd when not needed?
Date:		2004-02-09 03:05:54
From:		phrixos
Response to: disable pppd when not needed?
Why not simply create a dummy pppd as a test, written in bash script or similar, and have it write all of the parameters it's passed to a file for your perusal?