On Tue, 30 Apr 1996, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
The Web is the universal marketplace these days. Being unable to use the web is the equivalent of being unable to use the phone. I have
I'm sorry, I don't buy this. Last time I saw any stats, less than 5% of AMERICANS have access to the internet in any form. Even if it has doubled in the last 3 months, that is still only 10%, Now yes, someday what you say may be true, but most people have never seen the web, execpt _maybe_ on TV. My father runs a relatively sucessful business, which he started last year, and he has almost never used a computer more sophisticated than a calculator (I gave him a zenith supersport (8088) laptop that he has turned on ONCE)--he dosen't even believe in Cash Stations). To claim that that being unable to use the web is the equivalent of being unable to use the phone is silly, and to an extent myopic.
research analysts at large trading houses begging for Netscape. Unfortunately, these people have a need for top notch security, because vast amounts of money are at stake.
There is a simple, but expensive way around this. The rest cut because I am not qualified to comment Petro, Christopher C. petro@suba.com <prefered for any non-list stuff> snow@crash.suba.com