Bruce Dubbs wrote:
From what I have read, an ISP may want it to integrate with their
dial-up or is a (cumbersome) way to account for connection time. You
have a user id and password. Why? Because someone might splice into
your line? How silly.
Yes, because such typs of crime are common here. And don't forget: in Russia,
unlimited plans are available to organizations only (or are crippled to
something like "HTTP-only, 128 kbps"). Traffic costs something like $0.1 per
megabyte, and I certainly don't want to end up with a bill exceeding my salary.
That's why the password.
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Alexander E. Patrakov
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