, 2004-03-24
Let's face it - there is no way for dial-up users on any major operating system to keep their computers up-to-date and patched. OK, maybe "no way" is an exaggeration. How about, "a difficult, burdensome, time-consuming, very prone to failure way?"
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Security Patches by Modem? Forget it!
2004-03-25
Gerhard Rickert (1 replies)
Gerhard Rickert (1 replies)
Security Patches by Modem? 11.3 MB in 1.5 hrs is very doable, learn some math
2004-03-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
I used to have a 56K modem that topped out at 28.8 (until SBC conditioned my line for the DSL install, then it jumped to 42kbps!)
I used to download 5MB MP3's over P2P networks in about twenty minutes.
Do the math.
Now, yes, it's a pain - but don't tell us it can't be done. That's just incorrect.
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