TELECOM Digest Wed, 26 Jan 94 11:00:00 CST Volume 14 : Issue 43 Inside This Issue: Editor: Patrick A. Townson Administrivia: Some Bugs Still Not Removed (TELECOM Digest Editor) Mobile Phones in Finland (Juha Veijalainen) Book Review: "X Window System" by Scheifler/Gettys (Rob Slade) SprintLink PLUS Announcement (Les Reeves) Earthquake Update (Sources at GTE, via TELECOM Digest Editor) More Earthquake News (Michael J. Graven) Re: Announcing NetworkMCI (David Mullens) RCF and Data Xfer Rates (trent@netcom.com) Re: Sprint (Dvorak) Modem Offer (Randy Gellens) Please Explain CLLI (Thomas Diessel) TELECOM Digest is an electronic journal devoted mostly but not exclusively to telecommunications topics. It is circulated anywhere there is email, in addition to various telecom forums on a variety of public service systems and networks including Compuserve and GEnie. Subscriptions are available at no charge to qualified organizations and individual readers. 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It has no connection with the unmoderated Usenet newsgroup comp.dcom.telecom.tech whose mailing list "Telecom-Tech Digest" shares archives resources at lcs.mit.edu for the convenience of users. Please *DO NOT* cross post articles between the groups. All opinions expressed herein are deemed to be those of the author. Any organizations listed are for identification purposes only and messages should not be considered any official expression by the organization. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: TELECOM Digest Editor Subject: Administrivia: Some Bugs Still Not Removed Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 10:00:00 CST Most of you know I was offline over last weekend as a result of a new machine being installed here to replace the old 'delta'. The new machine is super-fast, even with a large number of users on line and some rather large tasks all going on at once. The trouble is, there seem to be some nasty little misunderstandings between myself and *it* in the way it deals with backslashes, dots, things to do with awk, gawk, nawk and similar, and every day I am finding new problems. The latest is that probably some mail is getting lost in the middle of the scripts I use to filter incoming stuff by file category. The mail has been very light the past couple days, and the autoreply script has been triggering at its usual pace but with nothing to show for it in the incoming queue much of the time. I am looking into it and have requested professional help from the sysadmin here. Have patience please. PAT ------------------------------ From: JVE%FNAHA@eccsa.Tredydev.Unisys.com Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 10:42:00 GMT Subject: Mobile Phones in Finland This information is from Kauppalehti (daily economic newspaper) and Helsingin Sanomat (daily newspaper). It's probably based on a Telecom Finland press release. Some fast facts - Finland has about 500 000 mobile phone subscribers (ARP and NMT analog nets, both GSM nets). Per capita that's the highest number in the world (95 / 1000 people), Sweden is second. USA was not listed. - 10 % new subscribers last year chose GSM, 77 % NMT-900 and 13 % NMT-450 - out of 450131 Telecom Finland subcribers about 2 % use GSM, 59 % NMT-900 and 39 % NMT-450 - 30 % of new subcribers are expected to choose GSM this year instead of NMT - 14 % of subscribers are private users, but nearly 50 % of new users aquire their mobile phone for private use. It's quite often cheaper to get a mobile phone than a normal phone. - Telecom Finland has 420 GSM base stations; they plan to increase the number to about 900 by the end of this year (since they also plan to invest 300 M FIM (about 54 M USD) mainly to their GSM net, you might assume that one GSM base station costs about 625000 FIM (112000 USD)) - short messaging -, fax - and data services should be available on GSM this year (some of them even this spring, depending on the status of GSM phase II standardisation). Unfortunately I've not seen similar press releases for Radiolinja Oy, the other GSM operator. Juha Veijalainen 4ge system analyst, tel. +358 40 5004402 Unisys Finland Internet: JVE%FNAHA@eccsa.tredydev.unisys.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 09:00:15 MDT From: Rob Slade Subject: Book Review: "X Window System" by Scheifler/Gettys BKXWNDWS.RVW 931203 Digital Press PO Box 3027 One Burlington Woods Drive Burlington, MA 01803-9593 800-DIGITAL (800-344-4825) "X Window System", Scheifler/Gettys, 1992, EY-J802E-DP-CRE rws@x.org rws@expo.lcs.mit.edu jg@crl.dec.com I am glad there is X. I use it every time I have to explain "client-server" or "distributed processing" to anyone. Because X works backwards. Most people, no matter how carefully you explain the client-server concept, get hung up on the notion that the "server' is always "the big box," "their box," or "the far away box," with the "client" being "the small box," "my box," or "the close box." This is because most examples have to do with services that involve "their" file server, a "big" compute server, or a "far away" data base server. It is extremely useful to be able to describe the user interface as a service which other computers use as clients. Here, then, is the definitive guide to programming with X, or, more formally, the "X Window System", or, more commonly but less properly, X-Windows. (I had originally assumed that this latter reference was possibly due to some confusion with the Digital specific implementation and extension, DECWindows. Digital equipment and personnel have played a large part in the birth and development of X. However, Robert Scheifler saw references to X-Windows before the DECWindows product existed, and thinks it must be due to an assumption that the naming followed the "Microsoft Windows" form.) Part of the popularity of X is the fact that there is a considerable library of routines ready made for implementing X systems. Part one of the book, therefore, starts with sixteen chapters detailing the available libraries by function. Part two then defines the formal X Window System protocol. Part three deals with inter-client communications conventions, while part four discusses fonts. There are nine appendices and a glossary. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1993 BKXWNDWS.RVW 931203 Permission granted to distribute with unedited copies of the TELECOM Digest and associated newsgroups/mailing lists. DECUS Canada Communications, Desktop, Education and Security group newsletters Editor and/or reviewer ROBERTS@decus.ca, RSlade@sfu.ca, Rob Slade at 1:153/733 DECUS Symposium '94, Vancouver, BC, Mar 1-3, 1994, contact: rulag@decus.ca ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 15:38:08 PST From: Les Reeves Subject: SprintLink PLUS Announcement SPRINTLINK PLUS LETS USERS CREATE VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS ON INTERNET WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 1994 -- Sprint today introduced SprintLink PLUS(SM), the first commercial internetwork service that allows personal computer users to easily create virtual private data networks with their suppliers and development partners worldwide using the Internet -- the global network of more than 12,000 networks and millions of users. Sprint will demonstrate SprintLink PLUS directory and security features for the first time at the Communications Networks industry trade show Jan. 25-27 at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center. SprintLink PLUS lets industry-specific applications, such as collaborative engineering and design, run over the Internet. It also simultaneously offers directory, security and other value-added services. Using the service, for example, a group of specialized engineers from companies worldwide could form a "virtual corporation" and work cooperatively over the Internet on a design for new aircraft. Through their UNIX workstations, IBM PCs with Windows(TM) 3.1, or Macintosh computers, members would connect to the engineering network through a sign-on procedure that controls the level of access based on the user's ID and password. Once on, the engineers have the capability to simultaneously gain access to public databases or component libraries, in addition to private information such as the aircraft design. SprintLink PLUS is the first product of Sprint's alliance with the information technologies development consortium Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corp. -- also known as MCC -- to develop electronic commerce applications on the Internet. SprintLink PLUS combines Sprint's public data Internet service -- SprintLink(SM) -- with MCC's Enterprise Integration Network. EINet(TM) is an advanced communications infrastructure that helps users locate the information they need and create a secure environment for conducting transactions while also providing other key value-added services. SprintLink PLUS value-added services initially will include: o Directory Services -- SprintLink PLUS Directory Services make it possible to "look up" information in an integrated data network environment as easily as flipping though a phone book. In the engineering example, component libraries could be sorted by a number of criteria, such as by manufacturer, type, speed or price. Using the content-based directory, users can retrieve information by using simple keywords, phrases or questions. The service lets users easily canvass thousands of sources of on-line information such as books, journals, magazines, financial information and library catalogues. o Security Services -- SprintLink PLUS Security Services let users safeguard proprietary directory and other information against unauthorized access. Users decide on a need-to-know basis who should be able to browse, access and retrieve the organization's information. Security Services protect against Internet security breaches through a two-step identification process: User Authentication and Access Control. In the first step, the service verifies the identities of authorized users on both ends of a transaction before allowing any user into the system. The second step -- Access Control -- lets the organization pre-define which data are available and to whom. In addition to the directory and information services, SprintLink PLUS will soon offer advanced electronic mail services for secure text, voice and video, and financial settlement services for electronic payment for goods and services. Sprint is the "one-stop-shop" for SprintLink PLUS, providing around-the-clock network management for all connections, management of routers and associated communications links, and customer service support. Additional services include customer consultation, training and acting as a trusted intermediary to manage customer access databases. Sprint is a diversified international telecommunications company with more than $10 billion in annual revenues and the United States' only nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network. Its divisions provide global long distance voice, data and video products and services, local telephone services to more than 6 million subscriber lines in 19 states, and cellular operations that serve 42 metropolitan markets and more than 50 rural service areas. * EINet is a trademark of the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 09:00:00 CST From: TELECOM Digest Editor Subject: Earthquake Update The following is a message as it was received here a few days ago but I held off using it awhile because someone at GTE called me on the phone asking me to use the 'official to the public' version of the same thing. That person said the PR Department would be contacting me, but thus far I have heard nothing more; so here is the version I got from the 'underground' :) -- one of my various contacts at the company. ------------- THE FOLLOWING IS ANOTHER IN THE SERIES OF UPDATES THAT RELATE TO THE CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE THAT STRUCK SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT 4:31AM PDT ON JANUARY 17, 1994. WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FREQUENT AFTERSHOCKS. A LITTLE AFTER 1:00 PM PDT TODAY, THE AREA WAS ROCKED BY TWO STRONG AFTERSHOCKS. STATUS AS OF 5:00PM PDT - JANUARY 19, 1994 I. EMPLOYEE ISSUES OUR EMPLOYEES ARE BEGINNING TO RETURN TO WORK IN THE BUILDINGS IMPACTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE. EMPLOYEE SAFETY REMAINS PARAMOUNT AS THEY RE-ENTER THE FACILITIES AND BEGIN WORKING. THEY HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED WITH SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS HARD HATS AND DUST PARTICLE MASKS CONSISTENT WITH GTE SAFETY PRACTICES. WE HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO OFFER BUSING FROM THE ANTELOPE VALLEY INTO SAN FERNANDO. WITH THE DAMAGE TO THE FREEWAY SYSTEMS ON THIS HEAVILY TRAVELED ROUTE, THE DRIVE IS BECOMING VERY TIME CONSUMING. THE BUS SERVICE WILL TAKE CARS OFF THE ROAD AND LESSEN THE FATIGUE ON COMMUTING RIDE THE BUSES. A TELECOMMUTING CENTER IS BEING ESTABLISHED IN A GTE BUILDING IN LANCASTER. THE SITE WILL ALLOW SOME EMPLOYEES TO WORK FROM A SITE IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY RATHER THAN DRIVE INTO THE SAN FERNANDOR VALLEY. THIS SITE WILL HOUSE THE DATA SYSTEMS AND EMPLOYEES THAT NORMALLY WORK IN THE DAC, CARE CENTERS, OPERATOR SERVICES AND BILLING CENTERS. IT IS HOPED THIS CENTER WILL BE OPERATIONAL WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. THE TELECOMMUTING CENTER IS A PARTNER VENTURE BETWEEN GTE, PACIFIC BELL, RAND CORPORATION, AND CITY AND COUNTY AGENCIES. PUBLIC AFFAIRS WILL BE DISTRIBUTING RELEASES TO THE MEDIA ABOUT THE VENTURE. WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE DISASTER AREA. THEY HAVE A "CAN DO" ATTITUDE AND ARE COMMITTED TO GTE'S RESTORATION EFFORTS. 2. CUSTOMER SERVICE ISSUES A. THE MISSION HILLS CARE CENTER IS PARTIALLY OPERATIONAL. THERE ARE 50 WORKING POSITIONS STAFFED AND PROCESSING CALLS. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS ADDED ON THURSDAY THE 20TH. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE SAME BUILDING, WE HAVE SOME DAC, FAC AND MARK ACTIVITIES IN OPERATION WITH MORE RESTORATION EXPECTED TOMMORROW. THE NUMBER OF TROUBLE REPORTS CONTINUES TO BE ABOVE THE AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME. HOWEVER, THE DIVISION AND CARE CENTER PERSONNEL CONTINUE TO MEET SERVICE LEVEL OBJECTIVES IN RESPONDING TO THEM. B. TODAY'S AFTERSHOCKS CAUSED SOME ADDITIONAL DAMAGES TO THE MOST SEVERELY DAMAGED BUILDINGS. THE LAND AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT IS HAVING A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER REVISIT THOSE ADDRESSES TO ENSURE THE BUILDINGS REMAIN OCCUPIABLE. THE LAND AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT WILL BE MEETING WITH THE STRUCTURAL C. THE BUILDING SHARED BY THE CUSTOMER CONTACT CENTER AND OPERATOR SERVICES IN GRANADA HILLS HAS SUSTAINED SO MUCH DAMAGE IT WILL BE ABANDONED RATHER THAN SPEND THE CAPITAL DOLLARS TO RESTORE IT. THAT FACILITY WAS TO HAVE BEEN UNLOADED OF EMPLOYEES DURING THE SUMMER MONTH'S ANYWAY. THERE IS ABESTOS PRESENT IN THE FACILITY AS WELL. THE PROPER STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE ASBESTOS MATERIAL BEFORE WE REMOVE THE THOSE DEPARTMENTS AND LA . A NORMAL OPERATION BY THE END OF THE WEEK. E. NETWORK SERVICES IS WORKING WITH TRAFFIC FACILITIES TO RE-EVALUATE THE CALL ROUTING. THE EARTHQUAKE AND IT'S AFTERMATH HAVE CHANGED THE CALLING PATTERNS IN THE IMPACTED AREA. AFTER THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETE, CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO ACCOMODATE THE NEW PATTERNS. F. ONLY THE GRANADA HILLS CENTRAL OFFICE REMAINS ON GENERATOR POWER. THE REMAINDER OF GTE FACILITIES HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO COMMERCIAL POWER. G. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS PREDICTING RAIN FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. LAND AND BUILDINGS AND BUILDINGS FLEET AND ENERGY ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THE ROOFS OF ALL OF THE BUILDINGS IN THE IMPACTED AREAS ARE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED TO PREVENT WATER DAMAGE TO COMPANY FACILITIES. ADDITIONALLY, PLASTIC WILL BE ORDERED, DISTRIBUTED AND SURPLUS QUANTITIES AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT AFTERSHOCKS CAUSE LEAKAGE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. INITIAL ASSESSMENTS HAVE REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: 1. A TRAILER PARK IN SAN FERNANDO REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO DAMAGE TO PLANT AS A RESULT OF A FIRE DURING THE INITIAL QUAKE. THE MATERIAL TO RESTORE SERVICE WAS ON SITE ON TUESDAY THE 18TH. HOWEVER, A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CONDITION PREVENTED CREWS FROM BEGINNING TO RESTORE SERVICE UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. THE CONDITION HAS BEEN CLEANED UP. PLACING AND SPLICING CREWS WILL RESTORE SERVICES TOMORROW. 2. A SHOPPING CENTER WAS PROVIDED TEMPORARY SERVICE AERIALLY. THE RISER WAS INACCESSIBLE DUE TO A FIRE AFTER THE INITIAL QUAKE. 3. COMMUNITY ISSUES A. WE HAVE INSTALLED COIN TELEPHONE TRAILERS WITH FREE LOCAL AND LONG STATION, AND THE REMAINING THREE ARE IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITHOUT TELEPHONE SERVICE DUE TO FIRES RESULTING FROM THE INITIAL EARTHQUAKE. MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) TO FIND A GTE LOCATION FOR THEM TO USE AS A DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER. C. AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TODAY, THE COMMISSIONERS ACKNOWLEDGED ALL UTILITIES FOR THEIR RESPONSE FOCUSING THEIR ATTENTION ON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. EMPLOYEES. THEIR EFFORTS IN EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE ALSO BROADBASED AND PROVIDING GTE WITH MEDIA EXPOSURE. THEY INCLUDE: MEDIA NEWS RELEASES THROUGH WIRESERVICES; FILM FOOTAGE OF DISASTER SCENES TO ENHANCE REPORTERS PRESENTATIONS OF GTE MEDIA MATERIAL; RESPONDING TO MEDIA INQUIRIES; GRANTING INTERVIEWS; PRESENTING A GTE FOUNDATION GRANT TO THE RED CROSS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KNBC TELEVISION; AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO INITIATE POSITIVE MEDIA COVERAGE. ADDITIONALLY, PUBLIC AFFAIRS IS WORKING WITH PRODUCT MARKETING TO PROVIDE LARGE TENTS AT THE PUBLIC SHELTERS IN SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THEM TO PROVIDE PROCTECTION TO DISPLACED PEOPLE WHEN THE RAINSTORM COMES ON FRIDAY. THEY ARE ALSO DONATING PLASTIC BAGS AND CARDBOARD BOXES TO DISASTER SHELTERS TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN PACKING AND MOVING THEIR BELONGINGS. THE NEXT STATEWIDE CONFERENCE CALL IS SCHEDULED FOR 8 AM ON THURSDAY JANUARY 20, 1994. ------------------------------ From: Michael J. Graven Subject: More Earthquake News Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 06:29:03 PST Reply-To: mjg@cs.Stanford.EDU (Michael J Graven) [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Here is another message about the earthquake which I held off using hoping that GTE would have a report to go with it; but thus far nothing *official* received so I'll run this now before it gets any older in the queue. This goes back several days, ignore any dated references. PAT] Pat: At 16:22 PST, Dane Pasco (phonetic spelling) of Pac*Bell said on KCBS-AM 740 (San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose) that: . volume was causing call setup delays into and out of LA . LD traffic in and out of the basin was extremely high . no Pac*Bell customers are without service (!) . area codes 909, 818, 213, 310 are the most affected . the 611 repair-reporting center in Van Nuys suffered physical damage; thus, repair calls are being rerouted to another location. Earlier this morning (sometime around 11:00 PST), an AT&T representative (whose name I didn't catch) indicated that one of the AT&T switches in the area had suffered a loss of emergency power, and calls into and out of the area were affected. Unfortunately, I don't recall which switch it was; he, as well, was on KCBS. Michael mjg@cs.stanford.edu ------------------------------ From: DAVID_MULLENS@billteds.com (DAVID MULLENS) Subject: Re: Announcing NetworkMCI Date: Tue, 25 Jan 1994 19:56:00 GMT Organization: Bill and Ted's Excellent BBS (317) 883-4510 > More to the point, it appears MCI is aiming at a audience > sophisticated > enough to understand new product information, but MCI doesn't > seem to realize that this same audience will tune out nonsense > messages where no information is really there. The conclusion I > draw is, "MCI has blown a ton of money on this, with no clear > idea of what they want to Perhaps it is because the product is 1) not here yet, or 2) it's here but there is not many ways for people to use it. I think back to the commercial about all the "great" things you "will be able" to do in the future. Forget who did it. This might be the new trend. It's kind of like vaporware. I think it is suppose to get ignite our interests (we are discussing it right?) and keep their name in our thoughts. David Mullens written on Tuesday 01/18/94 at 13:58 Internet: david_mullens@billteds.com FidoNet : David Mullens@1:231/580 RIME: ->Impact or ->5091 Bill and Ted's Excellent BBS - Russiaville, Indiana Internet/USENET/Fido (317) 883-4510 v32bis 4 Nodes 10 CD-ROM's Online, all the time Over 2 Gigabytes Hard Drive Space ------------------------------ From: trent@netcom.com Subject: RCF and Data Xfer Rates Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) Date: Tue, 25 Jan 1994 22:30:06 GMT I've got a little issue here I've been trying to clear up with Pac Bell for the last month or so now. Basically, my problem is this: I need to make a several-hour call daily from the 510-357 prefix (DMS100) to a 510-236 prefix (1AE). This call however is a toll call, so I setup an RCF in the 510-486 prefix (1AE) which is local to both numbers so that I can save on toll charges. During the duration of this call, I will mostly be transmitting data with my modem. If this were purly for a voice call, I would probably have never noticed a problem -- that is, I lose about 20% of my data Transfer Rate when dialing through the RCF. I would otherwise have a perfectly good connection if I dialed direct from 510-357 to 510-236. I have checked the data transfer rates from 510-486 to 510-236, and they also seem to be operating at normal rates. I have also checked the data transfer rates from 510-420 (1AE) through the RCF and they are also within normal data transfer rates. Something is clearly happening because of the RCF, but it only seems apparent when I'm dialing from this DMS-100 in 510-357. Pacific Bell recommended that I try puting in a service order for disconnection of the RCF, and then reconnection a day or so later. I fail to understand how that is going to help anything. The other peice of advice they gave me was to disconnect my phone line in 510-357, and apply for another number that is attached to a different switch (preferably a 5ESS, or a 1AESS). The technician also told me that he believed the DMS was slower than the other switches, but I'm not so sure about that either. So can anyone tell me what might be causing this condition? trent@netcom.com ------------------------------ From: RANDY@MPA15AB.mv-oc.Unisys.COM Date: Tue, 25 Jan 1994 20:04:00 GMT Subject: Re: Sprint (Dvorak) Modem Offer Just an update, and an observation. I called Sprint in September to sign up for the offer (and was also assured it was a 9600 baud external modem). My line was switched to Sprint. I never received the modem, and every time I called I was told something different. For a few months, I was told the modem would be shipped, but that there had been problems getting it shipped automatically. Then, I was told that I was not eligable for the modem, because 'the offer expired on October 1.' Finally, I talked to a supervisor, and we went through the notes on my account. It seems my original call was taken by someone not familiar with the offer, and this person failed to sign me up for the modem (but did switch my line). When I pointed out that I had called to sign up for the modem before the offer expired, and that it was no fault of mine if the Sprint rep didn't do it right, the supervisor promised to contact the manager in charge (no longer Diane Worthy, it seems) and appeal. This was at the end of last year, and I still have not heard anything. I must say this entire experience has lowered my estimation of Sprint quite a bit. Randall Gellens randy@mv-oc.unisys.com A Series System Software Unisys Corporation [Please forward bounce messages Mission Viejo, CA to: rgellens@mcimail.com]| ------------------------------ From: diessel@informatik.unibw-muenchen.de (Thomas Diessel) Subject: Please Explain CLLI Date: Tue, 25 Jan 1994 10:27:22 MET I read about DS2 switches and found the acronym CLLI. What does it mean? Thomas Diessel University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich Computer Science Department D-85577 Neubiberg, Germany [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: This is a good time to remind all readers about the glossaries available in the Telecom Archives and how to use them. If your site allows anonymous ftp, you can pick up all the various telecom glossaries using ftp.lcs.mit.edu. Then login anonymous and use your name@site as the password. When logged in, 'cd telecom- archives/glossaries', and there you are. If you prefer, you may use the Telecom Archives Email Information Service instead. Using the usual format for email information (as for the help file if you are unfamiliar with this part of the service I offer), your command within the text of your letter should be GLOSSARY , where is the acronymn you are seeking. All the glossaries will be searched and the search results returned to you by email. See the detailed help file for using this service. PAT] ------------------------------ End of TELECOM Digest V14 #43 *****************************