06 Nov 16 11:19, you wrote to me:   
      
    RW>>> Is your board reachable via Telnet by any chance?   
      
    HG>> Sorry no, I haven't wanted to limit access to the private phone line.   
      
    ml>> you don't have to with DSL... both POTS and DSL ride on the same   
    ml>> copper...   
      
    HG> Yes I know, I've had DSL before, and it used the same line.   
      
   i wasn't aware of that...   
      
    HG> Today I have Mobile WiFi to my laptop and stationary Windows machines.   
      
    HG> Not on the BBS machine yet.   
      
   ok...   
      
    ml>> being fully connected is a whole new world almost like getting a   
    ml>> computer for the first time or starting to program the computer and   
    ml>> discovering the whole entire world within it...   
      
    HG> I know, but I can't afford it. The next step up on WiFi is too expensive   
      
   personally speaking, i wouldn't be using wifi... it is insecure, easily   
   penetrated and highly suceptible to interference from electrical sources...   
   won't even mention it being slower than wired or fiber... i don't know what   
   the cost of DSL is over there but my 3M/768k line is only $40US... that's   
   copper for a mile or so where it connects into a DSLAM and jumps to fiber for   
   the long haul... $40US a month for a hobby plus additional capabilities is   
   much less than some people spend in a week on their hobbies...   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
   Always Mount a Scratch Monkey   
   Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it   
   wrong...   
   ... Pull up everything. Those that grow again are weeds!   
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