From: Jim Choate <ravage@EINSTEIN.ssz.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 1996 10:29:53 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: [off-topic] roving wiretaps (fwd)
Message-ID: <199608030027.TAA11243@einstein>
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Hi,

Forwarded message:

> Date: Fri, 02 Aug 1996 16:41:17 -0700
> From: Cerridwyn Llewyellyn <ceridwyn@wolfenet.com>
> Subject: Re: [off-topic] roving wiretaps

> A sophisticated land line wiretap that will not be detectable by the 
> average citizen will cost well over $500, plus you have to install it 
> without the target knowing, etc.  

It costs nothing, it is already built into the switch at part of the
standard diagnostics. I spent 5 years at the University of Texas at Austin
working in security and part of my job was support of the NT switch. You
go to the switch put a butt-set or recorder on the diag port and route
the call data over to that port.


                                                  Jim Choate