Hi Frank,
In a message to Felipe T. Dorado you wrote:

 FV> On (28 Nov 02) Felipe T. Dorado wrote to Janis Kracht...

 FV> Hello Felipe,

 FT>> The "directly" is in quotes because I consider, in my
ignorance,
 FT>> that a connection through IP technology is not direct since it 
 FT>> can be "tapped".

 FV> In many ways, and with "my" ignorance, IP connections are as secure
 FV> as dial-up modem connections. As long as the sending Node and 
 FV> the receiving Node have passwords in place, there is little chance of 
 FV> them being "tapped".

 FV> Even in dial-up, there is a chance of "tapping". Let's
assume that I
 FV> feed a node 1:100/100 and your address. If you put an aka in your
 FV> mailer of 1:100/100 and I don't have a password in place, you could
 FV> receive mail destined for 1:100/100.

 FV> That's probably not a good example.

 FV> In the IP world, as I understand it, Mail is not transfered until two
 FV> Nodes connect at a specific address with passwords that match. Until
 FV> that happens there is nothing but a request for a connection... much
 FV> the same as a phone ringing... until something (a modem) answers,
 FV> there is no connection and no transfer.


If this is accurate, it is very well put.


From the desk of,

  Michael

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