Re: AOL, CompuSERVE

Old Man (oldman@mitec.net)
Fri, 31 Jan 1997 17:53:00 -0600 (CST)

On Fri, 31 Jan 1997, Captain Scarlet wrote:
> > Can anyone say without a doubt what exactly these bigger
> > corporations use to authenticated thier users?? I would like to know
> > exactly how they can manage such a load and still authenticate.
> In AOL's case, of late, they can't.

Hahahaha...

But seriously, I would think large providers like AOL and Compuserve have
enough capital to develop their own authentication scheme(s).

This is like asking what operating system Bill Gates uses.. NT, OS/2,
UNIX? I'd say he has something custom built to suit his billion dollar
needs.