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Security Patches by Modem? Forget it!
Scott Granneman, 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! 2004-03-29
Anonymous
Since when can 11MB NOT be downloaded at 28.8kbps in an hour and a half?

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.
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