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|    Ed Vance to August Abolins    |
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|    27 May 24 07:20:08    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 1578.fido-gen@1:2320/105 2ab9b6a2       REPLY: 1:153/757.21@fidonet 125f4fdc       PID: Synchronet 3.20a-Linux master/acc19483f Apr 26 202 GCC 12.2.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.20-Linux master/acc19483f Apr 26 2024 23:04 GCC 12.2.0       BBSID: CAPCITY2       CHRS: ASCII 1              > Hello Ed Vance!              > ** On Monday 11.03.24 - 22:08, Ed Vance wrote to August Abolins:              > I wouldn't be surprised if the more modern phone doesn't        > support WEP anyway.              > Try to see if a connection *can* be made. A few seconds of        > connection time isn't to crack open your pc to anyone over the        > airwaves. Wifi from a laptop or phone isn't going to a have a        > very large range.              > Or.. perhaps better yet, try a Bluetooth linkup (I think that's        > referred to as "tethering" on the phones). The range for that        > is much shorter and probably much more secure than a WEP wifi.              > What kind of community do you live in? Are there a lot of other        > people operating wifi-based systems?              > --        > ../|ug              When I got this phone I saw many, many names/SSIDs in the listing.       Seeing that is what made me decide to torn Wi-Fi off on this phone.              (as You can see I'm learning how to quote)       Sorry for quoting your whole post, but I would be forever removing text so I       could begin answering you.              I'm just not comfortable using the phone on a BBS - yet.       Ed       --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 105/81 106/201 116/17 18 128/260 129/305 153/7715 218/700       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/110 112 113 300 307 317 426 428 470 664       SEEN-BY: 229/700 282/1038 291/111 320/219 322/757 396/45 712/848 2320/0       SEEN-BY: 2320/105 401 5075/35       PATH: 2320/105 229/426           |
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