-=> Quoting David Desrosiers to Rick Collins <=-
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RC> I said it was possible, and I've already posted that information.
:-)
dd> Again, only if you're not watching your PC, your modem, or know
dd> much about your system, or are hard of hearing. Most
dd> communications programs will snap back to the dialing list if
dd> carrier is lost. On mine, a message is written to a system log
dd> when this happens. Again, this is a moot point, because this
dd> *ONLY* applies for those with modems, and only those with
dd> internal modems at that. On a LAN (live connection), this is
dd> never going to work. 
You are making tremendous assumptions, David.  Remember, the scheme
required the user to download an executable, and to run that
executable.  This didn't happen automatically.  So, suppose the
"instructions" said:  "Run DAVID.EXE." (That was the name of the
executable - I'm not making this up).  "It will connect with our site
and you will be able to....."
Now:  wouldn't you _expect_ your modem lights to flash?  Wouldn't
yopu _expect_ it to dial?  To connect?  Of course.
As for "*ONLY* applies to those with modems" - well, the original
post talked about a "virus" which caused "your modem"... so I would
agree it applies only to those with modems.  Just like the standard
computer virus applies only to those with computers.
TTFN. Rick.
Ottawa, ON 6 Mar 17:14 
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