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From: larryc@mtuxo.att.com (Larry Chesal)
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Subject: Re: What are Secure Lines?
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Date: 3 Jan 91 21:11:44 GMT
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In article <15743@accuvax.nwu.edu>, astph!joe@cs.psu.edu (Joe
Broniszewski) writes about "The Cuckoo's Egg".

While I haven't gotten around to the book yet, I did see a TV version
of the story on the PBS "Nova" program.  VERY entertaining and
educational.  Folks that read this group would probably enjoy the
scenes where the hacker's calls are traced through the AT&T network
(we've got him to the [Sacramento?] 4E; this is C&P, we've traced him
to [Reston?] 4E) until they finally track the call back to Germany
where a technician has to check an old mechanical switch circuit by
circuit.  Cliff Stol does a great job of acting himself.