[24474] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: 911 doesn't work, try a FAX
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Hal Murray)
Sun Jul 4 03:45:10 1999
To: nanog@merit.edu
Cc: murray@pa.dec.com
In-Reply-To: Message of Sun, 4 Jul 1999 1:54:07 -0500
from Sean Donelan <SEAN@SDG.DRA.COM>
<990704015407.44a9@SDG.DRA.COM>
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 00:44:03 -0700
From: Hal Murray <murray@pa.dec.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> At the last NANOG several folks chuckled when I pointed out that
> many real emergency plans include sending a FAX as a backup when
> the phones don't work. I thought I would pass this news story along.
Another item for the checklist is to know which of your phones bypass
your local PBX so you can call out when it is sick.
I think it's common for fax and/or modems to be setup that way.
