Felipe T. Dorado (2:345/702) wrote to Dale Shipp at 13:34 on 05 Dec 2002:

 FTD> Ah!  How about using that protocol for "FidoInet"?

It's a trifle expensive because each side has to run a SSL (Secure Socket
layer) server.  The bank can afford that but I know I can't.

 FTD> Well, you at least conceive the possibility that non Z1 people
 FTD> might have to still pay for their mail.

A depressing thought when alternatives are available.:-(

 FTD> Oil vessel "Prestige" broken in Spanish Galician coast about
 FTD> three weeks ago :( They are still cleaning up the beaches.

That was and is a very unhappy event and a case where one gets a better
perspective on how awful it is on TV rather than on radio.
 
Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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