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Barry (barry@jasmine.psyber.com) wrote:
: My experience is that the ISPs claim that shell access is a "security
: risk".  I don't believe it is if the system is configured appropriately.
: Most internet users IMHO, today, are probably lower skilled.  ie:, able
: to run Netscape and that's about it.  I'd venture to say that few
: are Unix/Linux fluent, hence, a low demand for shell access.

: I prefer it because it allows me to get to my account from any
: machine on the net (unless there are firewall restrictions) and because
: I can use simple ASCII-oriented newsreaders and mailers vs. GUI based
: programs that require lots of data to be interchanged for simple 
: functions.

I use both shell and PPP but for different purposes. I prefer shell to 
read the newsgroups, ftp and telnet. I prefer PPP for surfing the 
web (for obvious reasons).

There are plusses for both, depending on your needs. Since most people 
want graphics when surfing the web and that is what most people do on the 
Internet, the demand for shell is much lower.
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