> > FTPing report files that must put a hurtin on the Network and > that data is it really secure on that open systems > Er... not since the days of dial-up. Report files are how big?
Ethernet supports at least 100 Megabits/sec. That's conservatively several MiB/Sec sustained data rate and you can get Gigabit if you pony up the right gear. I almost never see less than several hundred KiB/Sec between the office and home over VPN over 5 megabit road runner. This stuff just screams along most days. Raw SMF can be "big" FSVO big, but even that isn't going to put much of a hurt on the network for more than a few minutes a day. Did you ever NOT download a PDF or other big file inside your network because you thought it might be too big? Nah, me either. I just let 'er rip. As for security, if its inside your intranet its no less secure than everything else in there. Most businesses don't give it a moment's thought to move data around the intranet and access it wherever they need it. Why should this be any different? Its not as if a few MXG reports are going to give the security guys fits either. CC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
