From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from server1.shellworld.net ([64.39.15.178] ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 1647Dn-0003cr-00 for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 16:05:24 -0500 Received: from localhost (amanda@localhost) by server1.shellworld.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id fAEL5Pv08655 for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 15:05:25 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from amanda@shellworld.net) Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 16:05:25 -0500 (EST) From: Amanda Lee To: "'speakup@braille.uwo.ca'" Subject: RE: Linux and High speed accessability In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20011114160454.Q8452-100000@server1.shellworld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Answer I've always gotten is. We don't support networking but what you do is your business! Amanda Lee On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Holmes, Steve wrote: > This obviously depends on your personal desires but I thought most cable > companies / providers strictly disallow hosting of any kind on your local > machine. But if it is kept quite or strictly private, they'll probably never > know. Where on the other hand, I thought most DSL providers were more > permissive in that way. I could be all wrong here though. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kirk Wood [mailto:cpt.kirk@1tree.net] > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 1:22 PM > To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: Linux and High speed accessability > > > In all the discussion about the speed of networking option, has anyone > considered the speed of the connection? If your primary thing is internet > access, then getting 100mbit connections won't help much. DSL tops out > about 1.5 and cable arround 2. And yes, cable is faster then DSL on a > consistant basis. I have compared real world speeds with a number of > friends using dsl and cable. The cable consistantly gives a slight > edge. Neither is a clear leader. And the "security" of dsl is just pure > horse sh__. There is no such thing as a secure internet connection. > > And do you really give a damn if the neighbor somehow detects that you > went to the smut site? Give me a break. My cable modem filters out all TCP > traffic bound for mac addresses that aren't accessing it. I think this is > pretty standard. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > "When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missle at > a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive." > - President George Bush > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >