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TELECOM Digest     Tue, 5 Sep 95 11:45:00 CDT    Volume 15 : Issue 370

Inside This Issue:                          Editor: Patrick A. Townson

    Book Review: "The Usenet Handbook" by Harrison (Rob Slade)
    A Systems Level View of the SNET Network (Gerry Belanger)
    Developer and Standards Conference (Tom Geldner)
    Digital Scope FAQ Available (John Seney)
    Updated GSM List (Jurgen Morhofer)
    Centrex vs PBX/KEY Market Research (Matthew Harttree)
    Last Laugh! International Phone Ripoff Chain Letter Spam (John 
Levine)

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BKUSNTHB.RVW   950607
 
%A   Mark Harrison usenet-handbook@ora.com
%C   103 Morris Street, Suite A, Sebastopol, CA   95472
%D   1995
%G   1-56592-101-1
%I   O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
%O   U$24.95 800-998-9938 707-829-0515 fax: 707-829-0104 nuts@ora.com
%O   519-283-6332 800-528-9994 rick.brown@onlinesys.com
%P   372
%T   "The Usenet Handbook"
"The Usenet Handbook", Mark Harrison, 1995, 1-56592-101-1, U$24.95
 
I am not quite sure what to say about Harrison's book, but one thing I
*do* know -- it's unique.
 
The first two chapters give a very sound overview of what Usenet news
is, and how it works.  Chapters three to six, and a part of chapter
eight, give some instruction on reading news with nn, tin, gnus,
Trumpet Newsreader and Netscape.  Posting is covered in chapter seven,
while eight to ten cover miscellaneous advanced topics.  Chapter
eleven, somewhat oddly, talks about email.  Appendices include a table
of geographic distribution limiters, five good (and classic) articles
on Usenet UNIX wildcards and regular expressions, sources for the
software described in the book, and the Spafford/Lawrence lists of
groups and alt groups.
 
The material is clear and easy to read.  It does, however, have
something of a "techie" feel, confirmed by the suggestion that
programming your own newsreader is a good way to learn news, or the
directions for WAIS indexing of articles.  The organization is
generally good, but could be improved or enhanced with
cross-references.  For example, chapter seven tells you not to post an
article until you've read the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions
list)--but doesn't tell you about the MIT mail-server source for FAQs
until chapter eight.  Some of the content is much more comprehensive,
such as the excellent collection of hoax messages that shouldn't be
reposted.  On the other hand, as useful as they might be in general,
do we really need a chapter on email, most of one on ftp, and an
appendix on UNIX wildcards?  That space might better be used for
missing information such as mail-to-news gateways.  (A sidebar does
describe anonymising servers.  And the Usenet FAQ in Appendix B lists
one--the Digital site which is now permanently out of service.)  The
material on newsreaders could be expanded either to include more of
them, or more details.
 
For anyone wanting to become involved with the thousands of topical
discussions ongoing under Usenet news technology, this book will get
you started and *won't* steer you wrong.  It is written by someone who
firmly understands the Usenet culture, and Valerie Quercia's frequent
sidebars provide interesting comments along the way.  Harrison's topic
choices may be technical, but his explanations are not.  This book can
be for anyone.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995   BKUSNTHB.RVW   950607. Distribution
permitted in TELECOM Digest and associated publications. Rob Slade's
book reviews are a regular feature in the Digest.   


ROBERTS@decus.ca, RSlade@sfu.ca, Rob Slade at 1:153/733 
RSlade@cyberstore.ca
  "Internet, the information network you _can't_ outgrow."  - Ido 
Dubrawsky
Author "Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses" 0-387-94311-0/3-540-
94311-0

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The following notice is from the Sept/Oct 1995 issue of "The CONNector",
the Newsletter of the Connecticut Section of the IEEE:

 MEETING NOTICE (PLEASE POST)

Title: A System Level View of the SNET Network
Time: 7:00 PM (Registration)/7:15PM (Presentation)
Location: Pitney Bowes; Shelton, CT.

Charge: Free Admission, Non-members welcome.

Contact: Greg Boria @ 203-778-6811 ext 212

Description:

   A fresh look at the multifaceted aspects of the network design
   problem is required in an era of increased competition and rapidly
   changing technology supporting new services.  The skills and 
   knowledge of the network designer must be founded upon a solid
   engineering and mathematical basis combined with a systems
   view of the problem.  John Yanosy will discuss this system view
   of the network design problem and some of the design aspects that
   a network designer faces in this environment.  Perspectives will be
   drawn from experiences in designing and planning for high speed
   enterprise data networks to the newer aspects of multimedia
   networks as well as the significant opportunities that ATM and
   SONET offer.

Speaker: John Yanosy, Technical Director at SNET

   John has over 24 years of engineering experience characterized by
   an interdisciplinary, holistic approach to system design and
   analysis.  He has been involved with: network service and 
   technology planning and assessment, system design including
   protocol architecture development, protocol development, software
   development, real time packet switching design, mathematical 
   analysis and computer simulation of large scale parallel
   computer architectures.  In addition, he also has experience in 
   hands on development of products that were manufactured and 
   sold.  He is currently working on SNET's Interactive Digital
   Video Tone Network.  This involves exploring alternative
   broadband network architectures and their sensitivity to
   technology and market parameters.

This Meeting Is Being Presented By The Computer Society.


Gerry Belanger, WA1HOZ     wa1hoz@a3bbak.nai.net
Newtown, CT           g.belanger@ieee.org

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MultiFunction Peripheral Association to Host Major Developer
and Standards Conference, September 28-29 in Del Mar, California.

Michael J. Miller, Editor-in-Chief of PC Magazine, to Keynote Event.

SAN DIEGO, CA / August 30, 1995 - The MultiFunction Peripheral
Association (MFPA) and PC Magazine today announced that Michael J.
Miller, Vice President and Editor-in Chief of PC Magazine and
well-known computer industry spokesperson, had been named as the
keynote speaker for the MFPA's upcoming "Integrated Office Conference
'95" (IOC '95). The event is scheduled for September 28 and 29 at the
Del Mar Hilton in Del Mar, California and is expected to draw over 200
top computer development professionals, marketers and executives.

Held in cooperation with the Telecommunications Industry Association
(TIA) and Business Technology Association (BTA, formerly NOMDA/LANDA),
the Integrated Office Conference '95 will offer critical technical and
strategic information about the design and development of multifunction 
peripherals (MFP's or products that combine fax, data transfer,
scanning, copying and/or printing features in one unit) as well as
stand-alone products that need to communicate with such products. IOC
'95 will also provide a forum for product development professionals to
directly influence proposed industry standards for MFP's.

The conference features a full range of seminars, presentations, panel
discussions and speeches as well as hosted meals and special events.
Three tracks of eighteen sessions covering technical, light technical
and marketing/channel issues are scheduled.

Also planned are presentations and discussions of the MFPA's own
Multifunction Peripheral Interface (MFPI) standard; which has been
accepted by the TIA as its interim standard IS-650.  Designed to
facilitate communications between MFP's as well as for compatibility
with popular network and operating system architectures, the MFPI
standard promises to make multifunction products easier to develop,
less expensive and more compatible across a wide range of platforms.

The registration fee for the MFPA Integrated Office Conference '95 is
$595 for MFPA members and $695 for non-members.  Admission includes
access to all conference sessions, continental breakfasts, a hosted
luncheon, networking receptions, a "Del Mar-garita" party plus a
complete conference binder. Audio transcriptions will also be
available for most conference sessions. Discounts are available for
multiple registrations.

IOC '95 will be held at the new Del Mar Hilton located next to the Del
Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds (just minutes from the city of San Diego
and the world famous beaches of Del Mar and La Jolla). Special
below-season room rates are available for the event.

For further information, contact the MFPA toll-free at 800-603-MFPA,
via fax at 619-447-6872 or by mail at: 

MFPA,1010 Old Chase Avenue, Suite B, El Cajon, CA 92020.

Information is also available via Internet by sending an e-mail
message to:

mfpa-request@cognisys.com

with the subject "Send IOC 95 Info."

You can also visit the MFPA's WWW site at:

http://www.cognisys.com/browse/mfpa

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

The Multifunction Peripheral Association (MFPA) is a non-profit,
industry association established for the promotion and development of
multifunction computer peripheral devices and uniform standards for
computer-based faxing, data transfer, scanning, printing and copying.

Member companies and sponsors of the MFPI / IS-650 standard include
AMP, Brother International, Canon USA, Cognisys, Danka/Omnifax,
Destiny Technology, Fujitsu, IBM, InfoNetwork, Konica Business
Machines, Lanier Worldwide, Matsushita Electric, Minolta, Mita
Copystar, Motorola, National Semiconductor, Oce Graphics, Peerless
Systems, QMS, Ricoh, Rockwell International, Sharp, Torrey Pines
Research, Toshiba, Xerox and Xionics Document Technologies.

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


                 
            FALL / 1995 DIGITAL SCOPE.FAQ - VERSION 2.00

Dear Technologist(s):

This Digital Storage Scope.FAQ file contains many (but not all) of
your answers to the more "Frequently Asked Questions" re: Digital
Storage Oscilloscopes (DSOs).

The answers and suggestions come from > a decade of my experience as a
DSO sales engineer in Boston, MA.  The opinions are mine and represent
no company or service -- they are meant simply to be helpful, generic,
and easy to understand.

Thanks to the hundreds of responses to the earlier versions of this FAQ.

Feel free to contact me anytime (john@wd1v.mv.com) if you have 
additional 
questions or comments.

If you want the next version of this file sent to you automatically, 
send an 
EMAIL where the subject field contains the text "subscribe scope.faq".

            KEY ISSUES REVIEWED IN THIS FAQ (in order of appearance)
   
  * DSO INDUSTRY TRENDS       (Whats happening in DSO technology this 
year?)
  * DSO FORM FACTORS          (What types of DSOs are there?)
  * PRIMARY DSO FUNCTIONS     (What can DSOs actually do?)
  * COMPARISONS               (How can I best compare various models)
  * APPLICATIONS              (What are the most common DSO 
applications?)
  * ADCs                      (What speed do I really need on each 
channel?)
  * BANDWIDTH & TRIGGER       (What numbers and functions are right?)
  * ARCHIVAL & MEMORY         (How fast, how deep, and can I get more?)
  * DISPLAYS                  (What am I really looking at?)
  * MEASUREMENTS              (How much is my signal changing over 
time?) 
  * DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (How can I obtain more useful 
information?)
  * DEMOS & PURCHASING        (How can I see and get the DSO I really 
need?)

Best regards,


John D. Seney, WD1V                Internet:      john@wd1v.mv.com
144 Pepperidge Drive        America On Line:        jseney@aol.com
Manchester, NH 03103-6150         AX.25 Pkt: wd1v@wb1dsw.nh.usa.na     
(H) 603-668-1096                   Ampernet:    wd1v@wd1v.ampr.org 
LeCroy Sales Engineering -  Maine, New Hampshire, and Northeastern
                            Massachusetts             
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 To obtain the latest copy automatically, simply send me an EMAIL 
       with "subscribe scope.faq" in the subject field.

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(Changes in the list marked by "*")

Date 1995-09-03.

Country      Operator name          Network code   Tel to customer 
service

Andorra    * STA-Mobiland           213 03
Argentina
Australia    Optus                  505 02         Int + 61 2 978 5678
             Telecom/Telstra        505 01         Int + 61 18 01 8287
             Vodafone               505 03         Int + 61 2 415 7236
Austria      PTV Austria            232 01
Bahrain      Batelco
Belgium      Belgacom               206 01         Int + 32 2205 4000
Brunei      
Cameroon
China
Croatia     
Cyprus       CYTA                   280 01
Denmark      Sonofon                238 02         Int + 45 80 20 21 00
             Tele Danmark Mobil     238 01         Int + 45 80 20 20 20
Egypt       
Estonia      EMT                    248 01         Int + 372 2639 7130
                                                   Int + 372 2524 7000
             Radiolinja Estonia     248 02
Fiji        
Finland      Radiolinja Finland     244 05         Int + 358 800 95050
             Telecom                244 91         Int + 358 800 7000
France       France Telecom         208 01         Int + 33 1 44 62 14 
81
             SFR                    208 10         Int + 33 1 44 16 20 
16
Germany      D1, DeTeMobil          262 01         Int + 49 511 288 0171
             D2, Mannesmann         262 02         Int + 49 172 1212
Gibraltar    GibTel                 266 01
G Britain    Cellnet                234 10         Int + 44 1753 50 45 
48
             Vodafone               234 15         Int + 44 1836 1100
Greece       Panafon                202 05         Int + 30 944 00 122
             STET                   202 10         Int + 30 93 333 333
Guernsey     Guernsey Telecom
Hong Kong    HK HTCLGSM             454 04
             SmarTone               454 06         Int + 852 2880 2688
             Telecom CSL            454 00         Int + 852 2803 8450
Hungary      Pannon GSM             216 01         Int + 36 1 270 4120

_
                                        

             Westel 900             216 30         Int + 36 30 303 100
Iceland      Post & Simi            274 01         Int + 354 96 330
India        PT SATELINDO
Indonesia    TELKOMSEL              510 10
Iran         T.C.I.
Ireland      Telecom Eireann        272 01         Int + 353 42 31999
Israel       Cellcom Israel Ltd
Italy      * Omnitel                222 10         Int + 39 2 41431
             SIP                    222 01         Int + 39 6615 20309
Japan
Jersey       Jersey Telecom         234 50         Int + 44 1534 88 28 
82
Kuwait       MTC
Laos        
Latvia       LMT                    247 01         Int + 371 2256 7764
                                                   Int + 371 2256 9183
                                                   Int + 371 2934 0000
Lebanon      Libancell
Liechtenstein                       228 01
Lithuania    Mobilios Telekom
Luxembourg   Telekom                270 01         Int + 352 4088 7088
Macao
Malaysia   * Celcom    
Malta        Advanced
Marocco    * O.N.P.T.               604 01 
Monaco       France Telecom         208 01
             SFR                    208 10
Namibia      MTC
Netherlands  PTT Netherlands        204 08         Int + 31 50 688 699
New Zealand  Bell South             530 01
Nigeria
Norway       NetCom                 242 02         Int + 47 92 00 01 68
             TeleNor Mobil          242 01         Int + 47 22 03 03 01
Oman         
Pakistan    
Phillipines 
Portugal     Telecel                268 01         Int + 351 931 1212
             TMN                    268 06         Int + 351 1 793 91 78
Qatar        Qatarnet               427 01
Rumania     
Russia       Mobile Tele... Moscow                 Int + 7 271 00 60
             NW GSM, St. Petersburg
SaudiArabia 
Singapore    Singapore Telecom      525 01
Slovenia    
South Africa MTN                    655 10         Int + 27 11 445 6000
             Vodacom                655 01         Int + 27 82 111
Sri Lanka    MTN Networks Pvt Ltd
Spain        Airtel
             Telefonica Spain       214 07
Sweden       Comviq                 240 07         Int + 46 586 686 10
             Europolitan            240 08         Int + 46 708 22 22 22
             Telia                  240 01         Int + 46 771 91 03 50
Switzerland  PTT Switzerland        228 01         Int + 41 46 05 64 64
Syria        SYR-01                 223 01
             SYR MOBILE SYR         263 09
Taiwan      
Thailand     TH AIS GSM             520 01         Int + 66 2 299 6440
Turkey       Telsim                 286 02
             Turkcell               286 01         Int + 90 800 211 0211
UAE          UAE ETISALAT-G1        424 01
             UAE ETISALAT-G2        424 02
Uganda
Vietnam


Jurgen Morhofer    jurgen@flashnet.it
Tel:+39-6-780-8093   FAX:+39-6-780-8777
GSM:+39-335-281929   Rome, Italy

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Hey Y'all:

I am currently doing some planning studies for some software design
and I need to have an idea of CENTREX penetration in various
industries (I.E.  Heathcare and Hopsitals Centrex has XX% share of the
market).  I am also interested in your general opinions and thought on
why CENTREX service would be better than a PBX (RBOC Marketing whizzes
this means you!)  If you have information or suggesstions why a PBX is
a superior choice "on the average" I would love to hear that as well.

Please send any relevant data to mth@indy.net.


Thanks,

mth@indy.net   Matthew T. Harttree    Indianapolis IN  USA

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Here's a slightly edited version of a message that fell into my
mailbox this morning.  It's a unique combination of all of the most
annoying new developments in telecom:

* a usenet spam
* a chain letter
* a pay-per-call disguised as an international call

The number is in the Seychelles, a small island nation off the east
coast of Africa whose main income comes from European and South
African tourism.  I hadn't heard of them getting into rebate phone
numbers before, but the rates from here to there are plenty high to
support this sort of nonsense -- my long distance company's off-peak
rate is $3.32/min with a 30 second minimum.

 ---spam follows---


Here's how:

*  Call 011-24-831-3131
*  Wait for a beep, press 1
*  Repeat last step
*  Listen to recorded message and follow instructions
*  When asked for account number, enter 000000 [actual number was here]

Here's how it works: When you call and enter my ID number, I will be
given 50 cents. But then, the person who calls also gets their own ID
number so that they can advertise the number and have people call it
so they can start making thousands too! So don't waste time and call
TODAY!!

Also, please don't post a follow up, since its a massive cross-post.

[PS to Pat, this was never actually posted to the net, since one of the
groups he cross-posted to was the moderated comp.compilers, and I 
forwarded
it to his postmaster so they can cancel his account].


Regards,

John R. Levine, Trumansburg NY
Primary perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies"
and Information Superhighwayman wanna-be


[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I love it!  This has got to be one of the
best ones yet ... the nineties version of an old chain letter that's 
been
making the rounds for at least fifty years: send me money and add your 
name to the bottom of the list so people can send you money also. But
John, you should not tamper with important news articles like that which
are sent to Noisenet. You should do like I do: carefully remove your own
name from the newsgroups line (and as a courtesy, any other moderated
groups you see there which may cause the distribution process to stall)
then feed it all back into the news stream again so that others can 
share 
in the wisdom presented. My sincere belief is that if the spams become
massive enough in their distribution, and ridiculous enough in their 
premise,
it will bring a halt to this form of communication once and for all.  
PAT]  

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