1995-02-07 - Re: “encrypt tcp connections” hacks

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From: Jonathan Cooper <entropy@IntNet.net>
To: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@imsi.com>
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Reply To: <9502061830.AA04828@snark.imsi.com>
UTC Datetime: 1995-02-07 03:58:14 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 6 Feb 95 19:58:14 PST

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From: Jonathan Cooper <entropy@IntNet.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 95 19:58:14 PST
To: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@imsi.com>
Subject: Re: "encrypt tcp connections" hacks
In-Reply-To: <9502061830.AA04828@snark.imsi.com>
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> Thats because the providers never package things up cleanly. If they
> sent a client on a disk, a la AOL, and they set things up to
> autoconfigure, they'd never need to speak to the clients.

    You've obviously never attempted to get a Windows product working for 
someone whose previous experience with a computer is limited to "Solitaire".

    I've done work with this ISP, and I can tell you it's nearly the most 
frustrating experience I've had in my life -- Windows has bizzare 
conflicts with software eating other software, ports getting set up 
wrong, and just general nastiness.  Even the slickest software needs 
helpline time - for whatever reason.

-jo

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