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The Telecom Digest for November 10, 2013
Volume 32 : Issue 228 : "text" Format
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Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2013 08:33:28 -0800 (PST)
From: bigbadpiratetom@gmail.com
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones?
Message-ID: <12f39189-15b5-4a4e-bf5c-c6edd88d89c2@googlegroups.com>
It is surprising that modern 'digital' telephone systems often don't support
rotary-dial, since rotary-dial is a digital system. It uses pulse count
modulation. In the U.S., there is one pulse for a 1, and ten for a 0, and
respective for all other numbers. Regardless of being electronic or
mechanical, it is sending out a series of 'bits' that are counted by either an
electronic or electro-mechanical system. Most modern POTS systems use
computers instead of cross-bar switches, and are fully capable of recognizing
POTS. I also have dialed a very rare few business whose automated telephone
systems do in fact recognize pulse-count modulation. There is no good reason
why more systems don't support rotary-dial other than they are fond of making
a legacy system obsolete, which seems to please so many die-hard modernists.
The rotary-dial system is, however, the first fully automated digital dialing
system, as Philco's rotary-dial Mystery Control was the first wireless
all-digital remote control.
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 06:10:54 -0500
From: Michael Muderick <michael@muderick.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Looking for a good home: Radio Shack CPA-1000 phone number logger
Message-ID: <CAGhQzTrAYAfX0t-SFQ1JDBhUipNkbEHe-aYy+3S_Uc5eAJM_WA@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:04:10 -0400, danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> wrote:
> - if you're ok with posting this, I'd rather it find
> a good home than a garbage pile. Thanks.
>
> This is that nifty unit that plugs into your phone line, and
> prints out the numbers that are "touch toned" (dialed) from
> your house.
>
> In other words, you get a list of all calls made from your line.
>
> Some more info courtesy of another person's ebay listing:
>
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200946669646
>
>
> Ten dollars gets it out to you.
>
> - it worked when I last played with it umptity years ago,
> but I can't test it here these days.
>
> ***** Moderator's Note *****
>
> I'm granting a once-in-a-while exception to the rules and allowing this
> post.
>
> Mr. Burstein is a long-time contributor, and the device is no longer
> made, and there's only a small community of people who would want one,
> and the $10 won't break anyone's back.
>
> Please don't make a habit of it, OK?
>
> Bill Horne
> Moderator
>
> P.S. The Ebay listing is NOT for this item. It's just an illustration
> of the unit.
I had one of those units. They sold for about $80. It also lists the
duration of calls, and the time of the call, and incoming calls. The
paper rolls are a bit difficult to find. I still have some, and will
gladly ship them to anyone who buys the [Mr. Burstein's] unit and
sends me the cost of postage.
I have 4 small rolls and one large roll. They are slightly larger than
the cover which covers the rolls so, my recollection is that I had to
jury-rig a little roll holder to use them. I have the unit as well,
with all manuals and original box. I couldn't get the unit to feed
paper- and I'[m guessing the ink-roller is dry after around 25 years.
There was a 1987 printout in the box....last time I used it. It's
available for pickup near PHila., or pay for shipping for any or all
of it.
Michael
--
Michael Muderick
michael@muderick.com
610-449-6970
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 22:11:17 -0500
From: Julian Thomas <jt@jt-mj.net>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Fwd: Glaring Hole in iPhone security
Message-ID: <1235F082-D374-4CAF-9632-72ED161E006F@jt-mj.net>
[This is] from a mac support list <macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com>
Begin forwarded message:
> One of the medical IT blogs I read had a piece the other day about
> making mobile devices compliant with the privacy provisions of the
> HIPAA law. I'd be very comfortable disputing some of the
> recommendations made, but one caught my eye. It noted that the
> default configuration of Siri permits it to be used without logging
> in, even when a password (or, I assume fingerprint recognition
> system) is in place. It referred as well to an exploit that permits
> an attacker to do more than just browse the Contacts and calendar of
> a password-locked phone. That exploit is described here:
<
&http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/passcode-exploit-bypass-iphones-lock-scree
&
n-using-siri-ios-7-0-2-send-messages-0148844/>
-or-
http://goo.gl/JeIsOx
> However, no shenanigans at all are necessary to use Siri to try to
> discover phone numbers, email addresses, p ostal addresses, spouse's
> name, or calendar events on a locked phone that a miscreant picks up
> off a desk. It's relatively easy to defeat this. Just go to
> Settings -> Passcode Lock, enter your password, then change the
> default setting in "Allow Access When Locked:" to make Siri
> unavailable
> Before you do, try it yourself; Ask Siri to tell you your Manager's
> mobile phone, or your wife's address, or your daughter's twitter
> handle. She'll be happy to oblige if the data is in your Contacts,
> and she'll show you all "your" meetings on a day of your choice.
jt
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