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From: smb@ulysses.att.com (Steven Bellovin)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Dial up access to Internet facilities
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Date: 31 May 90 01:07:48 GMT
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There's no reason, of course, why the dial-up hub can't call out.  As
long as the time to complete the call (including login) is less than
30 seconds or so, most TCPs won't care (too much).