Re: Why don't ISPs offer shell anymore?

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From: Barry
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 00:00

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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.

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From: barry@jasmine.psyber.com (Barry)
Subject: Re: Why don't ISPs offer shell anymore?
Date: 1997/06/16
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