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[From comp.risks digest:]
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 12:40:09 EST
From: "Rob Slade, Social Convener to the Net" <roberts@mukluk.decus.ca>
Subject: Risks of living on the left side of the continent
Memoirs of a (coastal) virus researcher
Some people may not be aware that, by disconnecting the modem and attaching
a device known as a "telephone", communications circuits may be used for
voice communications. Unfortunately, unlike email, "telephone" calls must
be synchronous (or, more correctly, bisynchronous) in that both parties must
be active on the circuit at the same time. With the rise in modern
communications technologies, scenes like the following are becoming more
common:
RRING
RRING
RMS : Hello?
DFP: Hi! I'm looking for, ummm, Robert Slade?
RMS: Speaking.
DFP: Oh, good. My name's _____ ____ and I'm with the Detroit Free Press.
I've got a copy of your book, and I thought we could do a story on this
computer virus situation.
RMS: Uh huh.
DFP: I read most of it, and I liked it, but I've got a few ... sa-a-a-y.
Isn't Vancouver on the *West* Coast?
RMS: Usually.
DFP: Oh, gee, I'm really sorry. See, we're three hours ahead, and ... gee,
should I call back later?
RMS: No, that's OK, I had to get up and answer the phone anyway.
DFP (puzzled): Oh, really? Why's that?
RMS: It was ringing.
I love reporters. They always get the straight lines right.
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DECUS Canada Communications, Desktop, Education and Security group newsletters
Editor and/or reviewer ROBERTS@decus.ca, RSlade@sfu.ca, Rob Slade at 1:153/733
Author "Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses" 0-387-94311-0/3-540-94311-0
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