From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Jul 30 15:02:50 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA07259 for chat-outgoing; Wed, 30 Jul 1997 15:02:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cc-server9.massey.ac.nz (cc-server9.massey.ac.nz [130.123.128.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA07250 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 1997 15:02:39 -0700 (PDT) From: C.R.Harding@massey.ac.nz Message-Id: <199707302202.PAA07250@hub.freebsd.org> Received: from tpc-pc1 by cc-server9 with SMTP(PP); Thu, 31 Jul 1997 09:50:46 +1200 Comments: Authenticated sender is Organization: TV Production Centre, Massey University To: chat@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 09:50:31 +1200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: security hole in FreeBSD Reply-to: C.R.Harding@massey.ac.nz Priority: normal References: <3.0.32.19970730223202.0070ef8c@student.anu.edu.au> In-reply-to: X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.52) Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Guy Helmer wrote: > It was a nice surprise six years ago when I provisioned a 56Kb > digital circuit from USWest and its monthly cost was 1/3 of the > monthly cost of the 9600-baud analog leased line it replaced. I > wouldn't be too surprised if that 56Kb line has now been replaced by > a higher-speed frame relay circuit for not much more money... Must be nice to live in the US! :-) Remember the Internet != Domestic US and In some parts of the world data lines are still very expensive. Dialup continues to have it's place, and over a dialup link UUCP is the most efficient method of transfer for bulk news & mail. -- C. -- Craig Harding Acting Director, Massey University Television Production Centre "I don't know about God, I just think we're handmade" - Polly