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TELECOM Digest     Wed, 15 Feb 95 09:24:00 CST    Volume 15 : Issue 97

Inside This Issue:                          Editor: Patrick A. Townson

    Federal Charges in Internet Rape 'Fantasy' (TELECOM Digest Editor)
    II ISDN Interface Code Now in FreeBSD-Current (Roy A. Mccrory)
    Place-A-Call Now Available From AT&T 500 Service (Ted Trost)
    Fiber Optics Information Wanted (Ronald Whisenand)
    North America's New Toll Free Code: 888 (Greg Monti)
    Book Review: "The Z-Mail Handbook" by Nelson (Rob Slade)
    Underwriters Lab (UL) Information Wanted (David Weissman)
    Messaging Software for Windows (Bob Baxter)
    Celebrity 900 Numbers (Brian Redman)
    Call Blocking: by State? (Robert Perkins)
    Digital USR Total Control HUB and AT&T System 85/Definity? (David
M.
Meyer)
    Scam at UC Berkeley (John Sullivan)
    VocalTec and Camelot (Steve Samler)

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Date: Wed, 15 Feb 95 08:38:17 CST
From: [e-mail] (TELECOM Digest Editor)
Subject: Federal Charges in Internet Rape 'Fantasy'


Jake Baker, 20 is a sophomore student at the University of Michigan in
Ann Arbor.  He has been charged with interstate transmission of a
threat, a federal crime which carries a penalty of five years in
prison on conviction.

Mr. Baker published three stories in December on Internet in
alt.sex.stories.
One of the stories dealt with raping a female classmate after breaking
into
her home. He described the woman as 'shaking with terror' while
several men
beat, torture and sexually abuse her.

Baker, whose home and parents are in Boardman, Ohio also exchanged
messages
with a man from Ontario in which he said, "Just thinking about it
isn't
enough, I need to do it."

Federal authorities said the item published on the Internet became a
threat
and not just a fictional story when Baker identified his classmate by
name.
Baker was arrested last Thursday in Ann Arbor and taken to the federal
correctional center in Detroit pending trial.

Although Baker admits writing the story, he claims he meant nothing by
it.
He insisted the story was fictional and not intended as a threat. His
attorney David Cahill said, "Jake is obviously sorry that he did this;
he had no idea she would ever find out."

The victim found out after University of Michigan authorities were
alerted
by an alumnus of the school who regularly reads Usenet and the various
alt.sex groups. He notified the school and they in turn notified the
subject of the article Baker had written.

On Friday, Baker was taken before United States Magistrate Thomas
Carlson
for a bond hearing. After reviewing the matter, Magistrate Carlson
refused
to set bond. He stated that Baker must be considered very disturbed
and a
danger to the community; thus he will be held in prison pending his
trial.

As he was being led away, Baker insisted this was nothing more than 'a
violation of my First Amendment rights and probably several other of
my rights as well.'

To protect the subject of the threat from further harassment she was
not
identified by authorities, who also asked the news media to not
identify her.

It must be remembered that in the United States, our consititution
requires
a presumption of innocence on the part of Jake Baker until proven
otherwise
to the satisfaction of a judge or jury in a court of law.


Patrick Townson

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From: Roy A. Mccrory <[e-mail]>
Subject: II ISDN Interface Code Now in FreeBSD-Current
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 07:01:55 MST


Pat,

Possibly this might be of interest to some of your readers, FreeBSD is
one of two net groups advancing the BSD 0.1 unix operating system for
Intel pc's and other commonly available computers.

According to Jordan K. Hubbard:

> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 17:41:16 -0800
> From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <[e-mail]>
> Subject: II ISDN Interface code now in FreeBSD-current

> The README file is appended.  This is a GPL'd driver, living wholly
> under /sys/gnu and /usr/src/gnu, and is being actively supported
> (commercially) by its authors.  The FreeBSD Project does not
actually
> have to resources to deal with supporting it directly at this time,
> and so I'd suggest that any ISDN enthusiasts form their own support
groups
> (and test this code, PLEASE!) and/or get in touch with the authors
listed
> below for further assistance.  This driver is provided ``as is'' by
the
> FreeBSD Project as a public service to ISDN people.  I personally
would
> like to see it grow and blossom into completely seamless ISDN
support
> for FreeBSD 2.1, possibly with a good deal of clean-up work as well!
> There's a bit of stuff it installs into /usr/sbin that I'm not
altogether
> that sure of.  If we're going to get this WORKING in the 2.1
timeframe,
> then ISDN people NEED TO TEST THIS DRIVER!  None of the U.S. people
I know
> of has any of the cards listed, nor do we use ISDN.  I would
therefor like
> to see our European members take a leadership role in this part of
FreeBSD!

> I am happy to work with anyone wishing to do so, but you will have
to do
> it SOON.  The 2.1 cut-off date is just over a month away!  This
means that
> if you're interesting in ISDN and FreeBSD, the time to start working
on
> this is RIGHT NOW.  Not next week, and certainly not next month.  By
then,
> it will probably already be too late for 2.1!

>         II ISDN Interface

> The ii packet is an ISDN interface for FreeBSD 1.x and FreeBSD 2.0.
> This is a first release. It is an idea. It will - hopefully - change
a lot.
> It supports the EDSS1 and the 1TR6 ISDN interfaces.
> EDSS1 is the "Euro-ISDN", 1TR6 is the soon obsolete german ISDN
Interface.

> Copyright: Its GNU Copyright see the File COPYRIGHT.

> It contains a set of driver's:

> Low level Drivers for Dr. Neuhaus NICCY 3008, 3009 and 5000 Cards.
> An intermediate level isdn driver.
> Some high level drivers for ip, tty, and telephone answering.

> The ip driver is rather stable. It is used to connect to the
Internet.
> The tty driver is completely experimental. There are a few of them,
as
> with every version of *BSD there is a new tty interface.
> The telephone answering is quite stable.

> Some support programs:
> Daemons to handle dialing and answering.
> Programs to load the intelligent cards.
> Debugging help.
> Programs to listen to your answering machine with soundblaster.

> What can you do with it:
> You may connect to the Internet through TCP/IP and a service
provider
> supporting PPP or SLIP through ISDN.

> You may build up your proper ISDN TCP/IP network.

> You may use the tty interface to dial in or out.

> You may have the Unix System answering your telephone.

> The packet here includes only sources. It will compile with FreeBSD
1.x,
> FreeBSD 2.1. and an old version of NetBSD 0.9,

> Restrictions:
> Only one interface card ( with 2 B-channels ) is supported.

> In work:
> Low level driver for teles S0/NICCY 1000. A prototype is expected to
be
> distributed around easter 95. Will not include X75 B-Channel support
> nor any Level-3 Protocols for the B-Channels.
> A complete Implementation of ip (PPP, VJ). (Might come with teles
stuff)
> Better error handling specially for the tty driver.
> A real telephone answering machine and more telephone support.
> FAX support.

> Porting the system to Unix System V and SCO.
> These versions will be commercial products.

> Todo:
> Documentation and a lot other stuff.

> Rules:
> We want the help of as many people as possible to develop the
packet.
> But if you develop something inside the packet or on top of the
packet
> you have to put the sources to the public domain or to GNU
copyright. If
> you distribute a binary packet on base of these sources you have to
give
> complete sources to your customer, the Internet community and us.

> We charge for support. We want to be payed if you need support. We
earn our
> living as consultants. We want to develop the packet.

> If you are a company or a service provider and want to use or
distribute
> the packet please contact one of us. We want and need your support.

> Binaries and Support:
> This distribution includes sources only. You will get no free
support.
> If you want binaries and support contact:
> [e-mail]
> Juergen Krause, Buchenstr. 8, D-66497 Contwig/Stambach, Germany
> [phone]
> [phone] (fax)

> Acknowledgment:
> Many thanks to the people at Dr. Neuhaus, Hamburg for their support.
> Specially Klaus Muehle, Stefan Nerke and Daniel Piper.

> Dietmar Friede, Las Hayas, E-38870 Valle Gran Rey, Spain
> [e-mail]
> [phone] (Tel./Fax) (9 to 16 WET at working days)

                     -------------

Roy A.& <[e-mail]> URL http://192.149.217.20/

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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 17:03:28 PST
From: Ted Trost, N1RDQ <[e-mail]>
Subject: Place-A-Call Now Available From AT&T 500 Service


AT&T is now making its promised "Place-A-Call" Service available.

Quote from post card begins here:

*Now you can use your 500 Number to call almost anywhere.*

Dear AT&T True Connections(tm) Subscriber,

Good news! As promised, we've upgraded the Place-A-Call feature of
your True Connections service.  Now you can use it to place calls to
any direct-dial phone number, (Pending tarriff effectiveness) in
addition to your home number.

With True Connections Place-A-Call, you can make calls from almost any
touch-tone phone.  Just dial your 500 number, enter your master PIN
and follow directions.  The rate for using this feature is $.95
non-peak/$1.05 peak for the first minute and $.15/$.25 for each
subsequent minute, only for state-to-state calls. (Calling prices
within a state may vary.)  When making several calls at once, press
"*R" between calls to return back to the menu.

Thanks once again for ... [GRATITUDE DELETED]

END OF QUOTED MATERIAL


Ted Trost, N1RDQ * [e-mail] * C-Serve:71175,1043



[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Ah, but it is *not* available
*anywhere*
yet. That postcard was *mailed out in error*, and yes, I got one also
in the mail on Monday. I immediatly tried the new service, and when I
was unable to find it anywhere on the menu, I bailed out with *0 to
the business office where I was told, 'we are sorry, but that feature
is not available yet and won't be for awhile ...'. It seems someone
got over-eager and mailed out all the postcards which had been printed
up and were being held until the proper time. Talk about a screw-up!
I don't know what they will do now; maybe they wil try and rush that
new feature into service as soon as possible under the circumstances.
PAT]

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From: Ronald Whisenand <[e-mail]>
Subject: Fiber Optics Information Wanted
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 19:28:22 PST
Organization: CallAmerica, San Luis Obispo CA USA


Hi, my name is Jonathan and I am in the sixth grade.  I have a report
on fiber optics and was wondering if any could send me info by E-mail.


Thanks,

Jonathan


[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Jonathan, I hope some of our
experienced
and well-versed readers on this topic will be in correspondence with
you over the next couple days, telling you everything you wanted to
know
and more about fiber optics.    PAT]

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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 22:43:32 EST
From: Greg Monti <[e-mail]>
Subject: North America's New Toll Free Code: 888


The newsletter {Communications Daily} reported a few days ago that the
Industry Numbering Committee (INC), a part of the Alliance for
Telecommunications Industry Solutions, would be meeting in Fort
Lauderdale on March 3.  On the agenda, assigning a second toll free
code, 888.

The article notes that the current 800 toll free code contains eight
million numbers, of which "more than five million" are in use.  New
800
numbers are being assigned at the rate of 30,000 per week (three new
800 numbers per minute) and will exhaust in the first quarter of 1996.


Greg Monti, Arlington, Virginia, USA    [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 15:58:11 EST
From: Rob Slade <[e-mail]>
Subject: Book Review: "The Z-Mail Handbook" by Nelson


BKZMAILH.REV   950105

"The Z-Mail Handbook", Nelson, 1991, 0-937175-76-5
%A   Hanna Nelson
%C   103 Morris Street, Suite A, Sebastopol, CA   95472
%D   1991
%G   0-937175-76-5
%I   O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
%O   800-998-9938 707-829-0515 fax: [phone] [e-mail] or
[e-mail]
%P   434
%T   "The Z-Mail Handbook"

This is complete documentation for the Z-mail mail user interface for
UNIX.  It covers the command line, full screen and X displays and
commands.  In addition, there are tips and shortcuts, as well as
chapters on customization, scripts, and macros.

The material is clear and fully explained.  Tips throughout the book
are identified by an icon.  More technical sections of the book are
written in a more technical manner.


copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995   BKZMAILH.RVW   950105. Distibution
permitted in TELECOM Digest and associated publiations.


Vancouver      [e-mail]
Institute for  [e-mail]
Research into  [e-mail]
User           [e-mail]
Security       Canada V7K 2G6

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From: [e-mail] (WiseGuy)
Subject: Underwriters Lab (UL) Information Wanted
Date: 14 Feb 1995 13:23 EST
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Greenbelt, Maryland
USA



·
I'm looking for contact information for Underwriters Laboratories.  I
found UL.COM, but there doesn't seem to be any on-line information.
Does anyone have a central phone number?

Any info is greatly appreciated.


David Weissman - Corporate Networking
[e-mail]
AlliedSignal Technical Services Corp.    [phone]
One Bendix Road,  Information Systems    [phone] - FAX
Columbia, Maryland         21045-1897

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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 13:23:37 EST
From: Bob Baxter <[e-mail]>
Subject: Messaging software for Windows


Hi,

My company is looking for some type of message retrieval software that
works under Windows 3.1 and runs under Novell v3.12.  The primary
users would be two receptionists at our switchboard.  Ideally, a call
would come in, the receptionist would take down the message, and file
it in the software.  Later, when someone calls in to check their
messages, the receptionist would simply call their name up and read
the listing.

Ideally, the software should also have report capabilities, i.e. print
out all unanswered calls, number of callbacks, etc.  I have had
absolutely zero luck in locating such a package.  Any help would be
appreciated.


Virtually yours, [e-mail]

Bob Baxter  [e-mail]

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From: [e-mail] (Brian Redman)
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 16:53:12 -0500
Subject: Celebrity 900 Numbers Wanted


Does anyone have a pointer to a list of 900 numbers associated with
"celebrities"?

brian redman - [e-mail]

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From: [e-mail] (Robert Perkins)
Subject: Call Blocking: by State?
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700
guest)
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 22:36:23 GMT


How can I tell if my call to another state is being blocked?

The relative in the other state is still there, but his phone number
gets the message that the line has been disconnected, and not further
information is available.  I doubt that he wants to block my calls.

Calling "Information" reveals that the name is not listed.  But I
know from others that he's still there.

Question: can call blocking be limited to one or more specific
numbers? From
a specific area code? From a specific state?

Thanks for the information.


Bob Perkins   [e-mail]


[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: If there were unusual or esoteric kinds
of special blocking in place then you would not get a recorded
announcement
that the number was disconnected. Yes, there are certain kinds of
special
blocks available. But if, for example, he was using Call Screening to
specifically avoid your call, then the announcement would say 'is not
taking calls at this time'. If he was blocking calls with blocked
caller-id,
(should you be doing that), then a recording would so indicate. I
think it
may be something you have not thought about: he may have had his
number
changed for whatever reason, and specifically had no referral given to
it by people calling the old number. If the new number is non-
published,
then he would not be shown at that address, regardless of what you
know
or have found out from others, etc.  Have you thought about that?
PAT]

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From: [e-mail] (David M. Meyer 503/346-1747)
Subject: Digital USR Total Control HUB and AT&T System 85/Definity?
Date: 14 Feb 1995 22:58:12 GMT
Organization: University Network Services, University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR


Here at the UO, all of our phone service goes through a AT&T System
85/Definity PBX. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the
USR Digital (i.e., Dual T1) Total Control HUB and this switch. In
scenario we're looking at, we'd get the T1's from the PBX, not
directly from our LEC.


Thanks,

David M. Meyer                  Voice:     [phone]
Senior Network Engineer         Pager:     [phone]
Office of University Computing  Cellular:  [phone]
Computing Center                FAX:       [phone]
University of Oregon            Internet:  [e-mail]
1225 Kincaid                    Eugene, OR 97403

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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 13:11:50 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Scam at UC Berkeley


This message was mailed around the Berkeley campus:

RE:  Telephone Fraud

If you receive a phone call from someone identifying themselves as an
AT&T technician checking on a telephone line problem, and asking you
to transfer the call to a designated number and put it on hold so they
can repair the problem remotely, DO NOT do so.  This caller is NOT
legitimate, and following his/her instructions can result in large
unauthorized long distance charges against your telephone number.

There have been multiple reports to Telecommunications repair today of
someone calling the campus with the above request.  If you are called
 - refuse and hang up.


Judy Roberts
Telecommunications Customer Relations Coordinator


[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: This is an old gag that goes around all
the time. Someone is always falling for it. Needless to say when you
answer your phone, don't feel you have to do whatever the person on
the
other end of the line says. Above all, don't go transferring calls all
over the place without some thought about what's going on.    PAT]

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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 17:12:38 EST
From: Steve Samler <[e-mail]>
Subject: VocalTec and Camelot


Here's some info from their press release:

demo at ftp.vocaltec.com
web: http://www.vocaltec.com

e-mail [e-mail]

There was another product announced yesterday as well:

Camelot Corporation
Dallas    214 733 3005

Their product will be available in the second quarter.

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