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- Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!jimlynch
- From: jimlynch@netcom.com (Jim Lynch)
- Subject: Re: SLIP Connection
- Message-ID: <1992Dec26.074653.21122@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
- References: <1992Dec21.063338.23090@netcom.com> <vpoy.2wku@terapin.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 07:46:53 GMT
- Lines: 37
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- In article <vpoy.2wku@terapin.com> vpoy@terapin.com (Vincent Poy) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec21.063338.23090@netcom.com>, wally@netcom.com (Wally
- >Schwarz) writes:
- >>From article <vpoy.2uyn@terapin.com>, by vpoy@terapin.com (Vincent Poy):
- >>> I'm looking for a low cost SLIP connection in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- >>> Anyone have any ideas where I could look and what does a SLIP offer?
- >>>
- >>
- >>Dear Netfolks,
- >>
- >>Be VERY careful of dealing with Mr. Poy. In the past, Mr. Poy alledgedly
- >>charged cellular phone calls to numerous Fidonet type of people in the SF Bay
- >>Area. Mr. Poy was at one time, unable to join any of the Fidonet networks due
- >to
- >>
- >>a variety of problems that he created.
- >>
- >>Wally
- >>--
- >>Wally Schwarz Wally World BBS
- >>2228 S El Camino Real #40 415/349-6969/V.32
- >>San Mateo, CA 94403-1853 415/349-8408/V.32bis
- >> 415/349-8375/USR Dual Standard
- >>
- >I think you should check your facts first. There is no way to charge cellular
- >phone calls to anyone but the cellular phone number so unless you or anyone
- >else is using a cellular phone on your end, you can never be charged. And I
- >did join FidoNet in Net 119 a few years back.... But you have to give people
- >another chance atleast....
- >
-
- At the time of the alleged incident, there could have been a way. Also, if a
- hacker can disable an entire phone system (which is alegedly possible with 2
- hacks at 2 phone booths) then anything is possible.
-
- Therefore, any such fact checking is allegedly difficult.
-
-