From: Rabid Wombat <wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 14:30:30 -0800 (PST)
To: Ken Williams <jkwilli2@unity.ncsu.edu>
Subject: Re: bugged?
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His ISP has probably switched to 56K-capable modems. This sounds like a 
recognition tone (a low "brrrrp" sound).

He could try dialing another number from that phone to see if he gets the
tone, or calling the ISP from another location, such as a pay phone, if 
he feels like experimenting.

"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that nobody's out to get you."

;)

-r.w.

On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Ken Williams wrote:

> anybody have any ideas here?  this is a personal email forwarded to me
> from a friend who *might* have cause to believe he is bugged.  this is
> coming from a .au domain, btw.
> 
> thanx,
> 
> TATTOOMAN
> 
> http://152.7.11.38/~tattooman
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 20:41:23 +0930
> From: XXX@XXX.XXX
> To: jkwilli2@unity.ncsu.edu
> Subject: PGP
> 
> Yo tat,
> 
> I got pgp 5.0. which will not work with your version. Upgrade man :-)
> 
> Oh well I'll tell ya without pgp. It's not that much of a problem the
> question I wanted to ask you (well I hope it's not).
> 
> Anyway, what I wanted to ask you is whether you might know why I'm getting
> a very DISTINCTIVE beep when I connect with my modem to my ISP. The
> beep(only once) comes just after the initial dialup and just before all the
> noise you get before the connection. 
> 
> Sounds wierd and it only started 2 days ago. I never heard a connection
> like this before and I'm wondering whether my phone line is being tapped. 
> 
> Any suggestions ??
> 
> XXXXX
> 
> P.S. Just in case my mail is being read by someone other than
> Tattooman..here's to you (_|_)
> 
> 
>