Hi August,

 AA> Besides.. the modem technology is fickle, and slow.

I disagree.  In all of the data centers I have ever worked at, there has
-always- been one POTS connection as an emergency backup.  The POTS system is
actually much more reliable than the Internet physically but yes, it's slow,
which is why it fell out of favor.

Telnet is actually quite slow when you get into the specifics of it and can be
rather unreliable.  Technically, using SSH is much more secure and reliable
than telnet.

But we are enjoying a 40+ year old hobby using the same-aged technology.  I'm
not that concerned about speed.  However, from a professional IT standpoint,
having a POTS line makes sense as a backup to ensure if the DSL goes down, you
can still get mail out.

I rarely get new callers on my system that I don't know already from elsewhere
but that's fine by me.  This is a niche hobby that I've enjoyed for over half
of my life.  As long as I continue to enjoy it, I'll do what I can.  If I do
get a better job and can get a deal, I will still put a POTS line in.  I have a
very nice external USR Courier v.everything 33.6k modem that works very nicely
with ArcaOS. :)

Later,
Sean


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