On 7-Oct-09, at 11:22 AM, Scott Morris wrote:
I may be having my wires a little crossed (I'm not an electrical engineer) but I was always under the impression that manipulation of the physical characteristics like that from heat/dampness didn't reduce the "speed" but the "quality" (like line noise/errors/etc) of the line.
Well, since it's been documented that internet speed / usage varies with the weather (it gets faster when it's sunny, slower when it rains) I'm sure some seasonal correlation could be found. cheers, --dr -- World Security Pros. Cutting Edge Training, Tools, and Techniques Tokyo, Japan November 4/5 2009 http://pacsec.jp Vancouver, Canada March 22-26 http://cansecwest.com Amsterdam, Netherlands June 16/17 http://eusecwest.com pgpkey http://dragos.com/ kyxpgp