RE: [Sheflug] RedHat and Script Kiddies

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <nospam [at] sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>]

>>>>> "Lewis" == Lewis Ashton <lsa [at] supanet.com> writes:

    Lewis> It doesn't mean that they aren't out there, but I've not
    Lewis> seen one or spoken to anyone that has seen one.

Global Online Japan (now a subsidiary of Exodus.com).  They aren't
perfect, but they're sensible and they're heading in the right
direction according to a sensible plan.  Hell, they even tell you
ahead of time about scheduled outages to upgrade their modems, and
I've never had trouble connecting _during_ an upgrade period.

Miramar Internet (of San Luis Obispo, CA, and now defunct) was run by
a cypherpunk.  They went _well_ beyond sensible (considering their
budget).

Now you've spoken to someone who's seen two.

Of course my private subscription is to GOL, but given that connecting
to them costs about 1 UKP (!!) per 3 minutes (telco charges, not
connect charges -- it's cheaper to call via a callback service or
personal phone, but the throughput goes into the tank), I generally
use one of the world's most insecure, incompetent, but _extremely_
well-connected ISPs: the University of Tsukuba.  I mean, they can't
even determine that I'm using it for personal purposes, let alone do
anything about it.  :-(



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