On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, dep wrote: > quoth Net Llama!: > | On 07/29/03 19:29, Joel Hammer wrote: > | > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3107613.stm > | > > | > It never stops. > | > | that's strange, it never started for me. then again, i don't use M$ > | products. > > ah, but that scarcely matters. for instance, there's no mshit running > here, but there certainly is some running on the same branch of the > cable network, because bandwidth is being sucked up like you wouldn't > believe. the effect is an internet connection equivalent to about a > 14.4kbps modem on a 1-meg cable connection. > > so it's like a yugo -- doesn't matter whether it's yours or not if it > breaks down at rush hour on the street on which you're trying to get to > work.
I have DSL, not cable. My bandwidth remains the same regardless of what the rest of the planet's idiots are doing. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
