> Dale Shipp (1:261/1466) wrote to Steven Horn at 13:38 on 03 Dec
 > 2002:
 >
 >  DS>    Good point, although almost all of that is via fully secured
 > DS> point to    point communications.
 >
 > It's certainly fully secured but is it point to point?  My
 > traceroute program does not tell me as my bank's secure site is
 > not a recognizable host.  I suppose I should take some comfort
 > from that.:-)
 >
 >  DS>    You might add that the relative security of voice telephone
 > DS> communications and of electronic communications such as email is
 > DS> primarily a matter of law, not technology.  I believe that both
 > DS> forms    of communications travel over the same or at least similar
 > DS> trunk    lines run by various telco organizations.
 >
 > The trunk lines are not necessarily the same but they are for
 > the most part run by telcos.  When I did a traceroute for my
 > bank's unsecured site in Ontario, the signal passed through
 > lines run by Northwestel (our local telco), Telus (B.C.), Sprint
 > and then to Bellnexia (Bell Canada).
 >
 >  DS>    Very true.  The past five years have seen most feeds go to being
 > DS> free    versus CRPs.  For most people, the marginal cost of getting
 > DS> fidomail    is now free (at least in zone 1) no matter where they
 > DS> get their mail    (true for both users and sysops).
 >
 > Between 1993 and 1995, my long distance bills were between $100
 > to $200 per month for Fidonet mail.  In late 1995, I acquired an
 > Internet feed and the bill was basically reduced to $0.  One
 > cannot beat that price.:=)
 >
 > Take care,
 >
 > Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
An understatement!    BTW, Watch your mail for a CD.

Ol'wdb

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