5 Apr
2002
5 Apr
'02
8:22 p.m.
There are a number of denial-of-service attacks under
way on ther Internet all the time, but we're in a
wave of heavy attacks right now.
Once by one, DNS servers are getting hijacked, and as a
result, domains are evaporating into the ether.
Sometimes, one person can get through to another for
a while because their domain remains cached somewhere
along the route. But eventually, you get cut off.
When it happend to us last week, our ISP tracked down the
hijacking machine, which itself had been hijacked, and
managed to well, it has a cold, shall we say?
Nice to have an ISP with good Kung Fu...
;)
In the meantime, list members might volunteer to
get word through to some member that some other
particular member might not be able to reach.
And there are these things called telephones, too...
-dq
-Douglas Hurst Quebbeman (DougQ at ixnayamspayIgLou.com) [Call me "Doug"]
Surgically excise the pig-latin from my e-mail address in order to reply
"The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away." -Tom Waits
6 Apr
6 Apr
9:54 a.m.
Douglas H. Quebbeman wrote:
> And there are these things called telephones, too...
On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Chad
Fernandez wrote:
Isn't that the old device you have to unplug to
get to hook up a modem? :-)
Unplug? D'ya mean the red, green, black, and yellow wires held on by
screws? (8x32?)
It's the device for connecting the modem.
First lift up the detachable corded part (called the "handset"), and
listen for "dial tone".
Then turn the large rotary dial the appropriate number of times. When you
hear the "carrier tone", place the handset into the cups of the acoustic
coupler.
1:14 p.m.
New subject: Acoustic Couplers (was: Inter-Listmember Contact Difficulties)
Quothe Fred Cisin (XenoSoft), from writings of Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 07:54:40AM -0800:
Then turn the large rotary dial the appropriate number
of times. When you
hear the "carrier tone", place the handset into the cups of the acoustic
coupler.
This reminds me, these acoustic couplers may need some periodic
maintenance, such as putting some talcum powder on the rubber pieces
that hold the telephone handset. Some time ago I read about this
being a good way to preserve the rubber weatherstripping around car
windows (e.g., the 1970s Fords that didn't have frames around the
windows), now, I wish that I'd done that years ago. However, I was
thinking that it would just wash off when it rained and didn't do it,
and replacement weather seals now appear impossible to find. Now
then, I suspect that the replacement parts for these acoustic couplers
would be even more difficult to locate.
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1:30 p.m.
New subject: Acoustic Couplers (was: Inter-Listmember Contact Difficulties)
On 6 Apr 2002, R. D. Davis wrote:
This reminds me, these acoustic couplers may need some
periodic
maintenance, such as putting some talcum powder on the rubber pieces
that hold the telephone handset. Some time ago I read about this
being a good way to preserve the rubber weatherstripping around car
windows (e.g., the 1970s Fords that didn't have frames around the
windows), now, I wish that I'd done that years ago. However, I was
thinking that it would just wash off when it rained and didn't do it,
and replacement weather seals now appear impossible to find. Now
then, I suspect that the replacement parts for these acoustic couplers
would be even more difficult to locate.
In addition to the degeneration of the rubber, are they subject to carbon
granule clumping in the microphone?
7 Apr
7 Apr
10:04 a.m.
New subject: preserving rubber was Re: Acoustic Couplers (was: Inter-Listmember Contact Difficulties)
At 11:30 AM 4/6/02 -0800, you wrote:
On 6 Apr 2002, R. D. Davis wrote:
> This reminds me, these acoustic couplers may need some periodic
> maintenance, such as putting some talcum powder on the rubber pieces
> that hold the telephone handset. Some time ago I read about this
> being a good way to preserve the rubber weatherstripping around car
> windows (e.g., the 1970s Fords that didn't have frames around the
> windows), now, I wish that I'd done that years ago. However, I was
> thinking that it would just wash off when it rained and didn't do it,
> and replacement weather seals now appear impossible to find. Now
> then, I suspect that the replacement parts for these acoustic couplers
> would be even more difficult to locate.
Silicon grease is supposed to be a good preservative for rubber. A friend of mine has
been using it on the rubber around the windows in his car for years and swears by it.
Joe
6 Apr
6 Apr
2:58 p.m.
New subject: Acoustic Couplers (was: Inter-Listmember Contact Difficulties)
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8 Apr
8 Apr
9:17 a.m.
New subject: "rubber" preservation
At 02:14 PM 4/6/2002 -0500, R. D. Davis wrote:
Quothe Fred Cisin (XenoSoft), from writings of Sat, Apr
06, 2002 at 07:54:40AM -0800:
I've also seen it recommended for refrigerator door gaskets.
What talcum would do to protect rubberized plastic from
deteriorating is a mystery to me. Are we talking about
actual latex in any of these situations? I think not.
I would guess these rubbers harden or goo-ify over time
due to something other than lack of talc, such as long-term
exposure to UV or ozone or absorption of volatiles from
other plastics.
I have an old Anderson-Jacobsen 300 baud modem in a wooden
box that needs a new home, I think...
- John
Then turn the large rotary dial the appropriate
number of times. When you
hear the "carrier tone", place the handset into the cups of the acoustic
coupler.
This reminds me, these acoustic couplers may need some periodic
maintenance, such as putting some talcum powder on the rubber pieces
that hold the telephone handset.
6 Apr
6 Apr
12:08 p.m.
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12:20 a.m.
At 09:22 PM 4/5/2002 -0500, you wrote:
In the meantime, list members might volunteer to
get word through to some member that some other
particular member might not be able to reach.
And there are these things called telephones, too...
See, if we had that ClassicCmp UUCP network, we'd be set.
Gordon Zaft
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