Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!jcp From: jcp@brl-tgr.ARPA (Joe Pistritto) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.dcom Subject: Re: Dial Back isn't always secure Message-ID: <8840@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 15:41:36 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.8840 Posted: Fri Mar 1 15:41:36 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Mar-85 03:46:08 EST References: <112@hydra.UUCP> Reply-To: jcp@brl-tgr.ARPA (Joe Pistritto ) Distribution: net Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 9 Xref: watmath net.unix-wizards:12250 net.dcom:881 It occurs to me that a really good way to protect a dial-out line from an autodialer is to order the line as a conventional line with call forwarding, and to call forward the line to another modem. In this way, the call will automagically forward to a different modem, eliminating the possibility of hacking during the time window between dialing and call pickup. -JCP-