On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 16:20:29 +1300, Michael JasonSmith wrote > On Thu, 2003-11-27 at 17:04, Don Gould - BVC wrote: > > ... or proxy servers? > There is a proxy server, an old Sun box that it is due for an upgrade > :) That is how the charges are tracked currently.
Oh you are kidding me?! Is the uni that far behind? > > How you bill it out and how you pay for it don't need to be the same do they? > It worked out cheaper that way. The University does pull quite a > bit of weight. It was fun watching the Telecom rep try and convince > the University to use ADSL and hitting rather hard resistance > because of the price. What is the uni using then? And why it Telecom suggesting ADSL?!? I would have thought that was far to slow for a uni to be using. Don't we have any fibre in this city? > > Hummm... wasn't the provision of educational material one of the orginal > > driving forces of the internet? > Yes, and it a sore point with me that we lock up so much knowledge > behind the firewall. Hummmm.... Yes... we pay tax for research that is just locked up for those who can afford to pay tax and uni fees to see it. People in government around the world are wondering why 60% of net use is porn with the rest being warez and mp3's. I'm starting to get a picture here! :) > > [snip] > > > Have people forgoten who their friends were in this city? > I do not follow the wholesale data-market closely enough to comment, > sorry. Can't say I do here anymore either... but I'm not keen on paying $65 per month for a slow 128 connection for the rest of my life! :) Thanks for your comments. Cheers DiG -- Don Gould www.bvc.com.au The technology exists to give every home 10mbits per second for $10 per month!
