full-disclosure - Mystery phone lines, something is hiding and answering.

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From: EddieS at softhome.net (Eddie )
Subject: Mystery phone lines, something is hiding and answering.

Nope. They are not credit card,  or security/fire system numbers. I figured out what numbers those are connected to.  
And it's not any point of sale numbers. The data is polled from a computer in the back and that number is accounted for. 

Thanks
Eddie

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 01:30:44 -0400, Mike Hoye wrote:

>On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 09:55:39PM -0700, Eddie  wrote:
>> 
>> I tried calling the numbers with my laptop and cell phone (with Caller ID turned off). Most of the lines won't connect with 
>> No Carrier, but one, I get the string " ** 01 Communications TermServ **" and a login prompt. 
>
>Credit- or bank-card validation systems rely on dial-up phone lines.
>I bet you'll find some of those lines coming out next to the cash
>registers.
>
>-- 
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