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Re: BITFTP grief!

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From: Scott Campbell
Date: Tue, 21 May 1991 11:34
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In article <1991May20.033655.5269@xenitec.on.ca> eah@xenitec.on.ca (Ed Hew happily using ksh) writes:
>In article <1991May19.133104.11572@balkan.TNT.COM> wgb@balkan.TNT.COM (William G. Bunton) writes:
>>>UUnet is always there. And they have 1-900 numbers.
>>
>>And some of us, due to children or other excuses, have to have 900
>>blocking in place.
>
>You have 900 blocking in place on your _modem_ lines??

It would be trivial for an ingenious "child or other excuse" to unplug the modem
and plug in a phone... or do you hardwire your modem to the wall?

-- 
Scott J.M. Campbell                                   scott@skypod.guild.org
Skypod Communications Inc.            ..!gatech!dscatl!daysinns!skypod!scott
1001 Bay Street, Suite 1210           ..!uunet!utai!lsuc!becker!skypod!scott
Toronto, Ont. (416) 924-4059          ..!epas.utoronto.ca!nyama!skypod!scott
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References: <1991May18.190644.27513@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <1991May19.133104.11572@balkan.TNT.COM> <1991May20.033655.5269@xenitec.on.ca>

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!telly!problem!skypod!scott
From: scott@skypod.guild.org (Scott Campbell)
Subject: Re: BITFTP grief!
Message-ID: <1991May21.113455.23876@skypod.guild.org>
Organization: Skypod Communications Inc., Toronto, Ontario
References: <1991May18.190644.27513@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <1991May19.133104.11572@balkan.TNT.COM> <1991May20.033655.5269@xenitec.on.ca>
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