On Fri, 8 Aug 1997, John D. Alleyn-Day wrote:

> > "Eric Kundl" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >I am considering moving to another state and still continuing

[...snip...]

> There are some problems.  Control Y's can lock up the connection, so it's a
> good idea to avoid them if you can.  At certain times of day, the Internet
> can be unbelievably slow, depending where you are, where the computer is
> and which time zone you are in.  But it beats paying long-distance rates,
> especially when the computer is in a foreign country.

 There are other, more significant problems to this approach.  Namely,
all traffic between you and the client is sent in clear text including
your username and password.  It is a trivial matter to capture these at a
station located between you and the client.

 There are solutions such as SSH and PPTP that can provide an encrypted
data stream between you and the clients site.  You could also involve
Virtual Private Networks (VPN's) for the same level of security.  I would
only use that approach for long term contracts (greater than 6 months) as
it will likely mean network reconfiguration at the client site and will
likely involved a not-insignificant dollar investments in either the
hardware or software to create the VPN.

Jim
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