Re: Looking for a good ISP in Los Angeles

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From: Rick Ellis
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 00:00

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In article <frantic-ya02408000R1101970025150001@news.primenet.com>,
david s. broudy <frantic@snip-to-email.primenet.com> wrote:

>Hmpf. How hard is it to provide shell access? To me it seems almost trivial
>compared to slip or PPP.

It takes a LOT more resources to provide shell.  You have to have a machine
or machines for shell users to log in on and run programs.  Last time I 
looked Netcom was using 23 high end Sparc Server 20's to handle about
2000 logins.

To provide PPP access you just need a terminal server.  The users call in
to the terminal server and then send and receive packets.  

>Being a unix retard, I prefer PPP access, but when traveling a shell
>account is absolutely necessary if you want to get your mail etc via
>telnet.

So why not get your mail via a POP3 or I-MAIL server?  You should be able
to connect to your mail server from anywhere on the Internet unless your
provider filters out such access.  I don't remember Primenet having any
such filters.

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From: ellis@ftel.net (Rick Ellis)
Subject: Re: Looking for a good ISP in Los Angeles
Date: 1997/01/11
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