Frank Vest (1:124/6308.1) wrote to Jerry Schwartz at 09:32 on 01 Dec 2002:

 FV> Still, in an IP connection with Fidonet, isn't this a direct
 FV> connection if my system "calls" your system? I mean, we would be
 FV> port to port with only our two ISPs in between... much the same as
 FV> crash mail? As long as the passwords (security) are in place, the
 FV> mail is secure... at least as much as is possible?

Regrettably not.  The bundles hop and there are may be as many as 14 hops
between my ISP and yours.

If you want to see what happens, use the utility "tracert" at a
dos prompt and do a traceroute to my ISP.

Take care,

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