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From: J.Crowcroft@CS.UCL.AC.UK (Jon Crowcroft)
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Subject: Re: Dial up access to Internet facilities
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Date: 29 May 90 13:22:55 GMT
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 >I think that "fast connections around the world" does not mean that we
 >have to allow anyone with a modem and terminal to telnet/rlogin into any
 >host at will on the Internet.  Doesn't compute.

dont agree - we have just been checking how fast you can clock a line
based on the copper used for UK phones, and managed 200kbps without
much trouble - i.e. multiple basic rate ISDNs (without even needing
much tcp header compression) will make a X and NFS to 20 million UK homes
feasible before the year 2000 - if anyone thought building such a
wacky service ... if they do, security on my VCR is gonna be
ultra-tight (i dont want some hacker making me miss my favourite
show)...

jon {p.s. this is not entirely serious:-}