[arachne] Broadband connection speeds (was Re: Spam news)

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>> Anyway, it makes no sense that a spammer would
>> routinely use dialup, with a max speed of 53 kps, when they can use highspeed
>> at 112k or faster, 1 mb/sec even, to send their garbage.

>   Wow.  Are you behind the times.  ;-)

> These days DSL can be up to FIVE mbps (yes, that's right... over 3x the
> of a T1). I'm not sure what's available on business class cable in
> areas, but I know I routinely get about 3.5 mbps on no-frills
> cable service out in the middle of nowhere.

In Germany, 2 Mbps has become de facto standard, and 6 Mbps DSL lines
are relatively cheap and readily available. Many ISPs now also offer 16
Mbps, though this is currently limited to densely populated areas, but
with the growing market share of IPTV, it is bound to become standard,
too.

The only thing that keeps me from upgrading to 6 Mbps at the moment is
that Arachne seems to hit a ceiling at cca 250 Kbps, so with a larger
bandwidth it would only waste more of it.

Regards,

Udo

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