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Not to mention one would need a hardened Internet connection/service
provider. Average consumer Internet connections are unlikely to be
rock-solid.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/25/2016 10:04 AM, Jason KG4WSV via
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<div>On Mar 25, 2016, at 8:35 AM, Robert Bruninga via aprssig <<a
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<p class="MsoNormal"> looking for someone to put together a
robust rock-solid Black-Box IGate that needs no attention for
years. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The black box has the internet connector,</p>
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<div>"Connected to the Internet" and "needs no attention for
years" are totally incompatible requirements. </div>
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<div>Maybe it could be accomplished with an indirect connection
(e.g. private network firewalled and managed), but a device
directly attached to he Internet has maybe days before it will
need security updates or become compromised. </div>
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<div>If you think it's possible to drop a Pi on the Internet and
walk away, you're in for a rude surprise. </div>
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