It has no meaning, hidden or otherwise. It is a question, it is meant to inquire meaning, hence the punctuation. DSL and Cable are not dial-up, it is a faxscimile of LAN. I could type a 5 page long article describing the methods used in requesting authentication to a remote SMTP server using TCP/IP but I do not have time for that right now. Bottom line is, it does not work, at least according to two of the major Internet Service Providers I have worked for, a two week course on smtp I took, and about 100 calls per month I receive from dial-up users.
Windows (win'doze) n. A 32 bit patch for a 16 bit interface to an 8 bit operating system designed for a 4 bit chip from a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition...