Ben Bucksch wrote:
>
> Matthew Thomas wrote:
>
> > Whether or not they are provided by the same application, the Web and
> > e-mail are often used at the same time.
>
> No, at least not for me.
>
> You have a point only if users are on dialups paid by time. (This user
> group is constantly decreasing - it'd guess, by today, the majority of
> users is permanently connected.)
>
Oh please, please, do not take this guess as truth. Perhaps it's true
that dial-ups are decreasing in the US, but there's still lots of world
and people outside the US. I'm in Canada, still N.A., and though the
change is happening, there are still MANY dial-up connections. I'd imagine
the change to everyone on a permanent connection will not be complete for
many years. How complete is the installation of TVs connected to cable?
Quite frankly, I can't afford a 24/7 connection, Even if I could, I'd
rather use it as a dial-up simply for increased security. I do trust my
firewall, but i also trust that script kiddies are going to be buzzing
about all the time looking for an opportunity. Not to mention the real
cracker who could get through the firewall. I don't want to spend all my
time managing protection, I'd rather limit the time it's needed. I want
mail to download while I'm browsing. I also want News Groups to be
downloaded so I may spend the time to read and respond OFFline. Without
these abilities NS or Mozilla will be useless to me.
michael
