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Re: SSH2 Encryption



In my location the equivalent to 'dark fiber' over copper is
referred to as 'dry copper', and to order it you usually have
to claim to be installing an alarm system. 

The phrase 'dry copper' seemed weird to me when I first
heard it, since I could not imagine wanting 'wet copper'.

On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Robert van der Meulen wrote:

> 
> Quoting Nathan E Norman (nnorman@micromuse.com):
> > Right; when you bought it, it was "dark".  Once you put light into it,
> > it's no longer dark.  If someone thinks "dark" denotes who owns the
> > tranceivers, well, they're deluded :)
> 
> Both meanings are 100% correct, and 100% acceptable terms. Maybe if you
> compare the term 'dark fiber' to 'raw copper' (as in telco/DSL land) you'll
> find it a less deluded term (unless you think people are trying to do DSL
> over an interconnected network of copper mines). 
> 
> Greets,
> 	Robert
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