On Mon, Jul 11, 2005 at 10:57:55PM -0400, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
In message <Pine.LNX.4.63.0507111753360.5504@bacchus.billn.net>, Bill Nash writes:
Would the folks posting news related events please footnote source URLS, especially if arguing over factual details?
http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39150177,00.htm has what Sean was referring to.
Then we have this: http://us.cnn.com/2005/US/07/11/tunnels.cell.phones.ap/index.html "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs area transit hubs, bridges and tunnels, decided last Thursday to indefinitely sever power to transmitters providing wireless service in the Holland and Lincoln tunnels, spokesman Tony Ciavolella said Monday." [ ... ] "The Department of Homeland Security said the decision in New York to cut off cellular service was made without any recommendation by the federal government's National Communications System, which ensures communications are available during national emergencies." I gotta say, this is pretty typical of the lack of coordination and actual rational thought that goes into reacting to security incidents. There's been -nothing- from the Brits to say that cellphones were involved in their explosions; And DHS says they haven't made any recommendations one way or the other; And there's no reason to believe that the threat to the New York subway system is any higher than usual; And yet someone at the Port Authority has made a unilateral decision to shut off the cells, and now if there -is- a real emergency nobody can call 911. Breathtaking. - mark -- Mark Newton Email: newton@internode.com.au (W) Network Engineer Email: newton@atdot.dotat.org (H) Internode Systems Pty Ltd Desk: +61-8-82282999 "Network Man" - Anagram of "Mark Newton" Mobile: +61-416-202-223