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Subject: Theory and Operation of REMOBS
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Date: 4 Jun 90 18:41:09 GMT
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This may have come up before but I missed it.  From a few different
people I have heard of the concept of a REMoteOBservation unit.

What it is:

Call your REMOB port. (TELCO EMPLOYEES ONLY) After tone enter your
Personal Identification Number.  Enter line you want to scan.  You
will passively be able to monitor the line you choose.  Well many
people have given me conflicting opinions on the existence of these
units. I have not heard if they were first used with the advent of ESS
or if they existed on CrossBar Switching systems.  

Could someone please enlighten me to the truth if these exist and if
so a little history on them.  I believe that they were not used to
monitor conversations but instead to check if a certain line was
operating.


Thank You,
PA@2437.UCSD.EDU