Re: ISPs offering ssl-encrypted e-mail?

[Antti Tolamo <antti@tola.org>]

At 21:02 6.2.2001, Steve Robbins wrote:


> What you say is true of today, but of course cars have had a much
> longer history than computers.  I've often wondered how the state of
> computer technology of today compares with the state of automobile
> technology of, say, the 1920s.  (I don't know myself, and I'd welcome
> any recommendation of a book that explores this) I suspect that the
> early car driver also had to be a mechanic.  ;-)
>
> People's expectation of quality in their automobile has certainly
> increased, but I do wonder what drives this, if you'll pardon the pun.
> Didn't high profile lobbyists (Ralph Nader?) pushing governments to
> enact safety standards have a lot to do with this?
>
> -Steve
>
> [OK, yes I know this is way off topic.]


This is also off topic, but while safety has propably risen
realiability as overall hasn't with cars. New cars have lot more
technology that doesn't work like it should.

Antti