Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 1 May, 1991 00:00:00 From: Mark Teegarden Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Prodigy or Fraudigy ??? Message-ID: Organization: Applied Computing Devices, Inc., Terre Haute, IN Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 324, Message 1 of 10 Lines: 48 In article hayes!tnixon@uunet.uu.net (Toby Nixon) writes: > I was involved in early beta testing of Prodigy, was a charter member, > and have watched HOURS of Prodigy traffic on data line monitors. I > have NEVER seen any information transmitted that was not typed by the > user, or originated within the software. I've never seen ANYTHING > that even remotely gave me the impression that information from > previously-delete files was being transmitted. As you have pointed out, you were then associated with Prodigy and probably have at least some small ties with the company from your association. This will make your opinion/experience invalid in the eyes of some people on the net (that's just the breaks, pal). Also, you pointed out being involved with Prodigy very early on. Software could have since changed. But, since you mentioned the use of a data line monitor ... Have any of you Prodigy users out there tried putting a data analyzer or some other form of monitor on the serial line between your modem and computer? Would you be willing to risk doing this to discover what really does go out over the line? I would be interested in knowing the result as would many other people here watching this thread. If possible it would be good to know how many characters are transmitted to Prodigy and even a capture of the characters sent (is most likely compressed, which is why it probably takes some time). I am sure that there are some people who would be glad to take on the task of analyzing any data you should find that would normally go out on the line. If it is true that these files are being uploaded to Prodigy, there should be some physical evidence in the actual volume of transmission. Normally there should be very little transmission to Prodigy. If you are going to make the claims against Prodigy, please take some time to back them up. It shouldn't be that hard, and everyone following the thread will appreciate hearing the results. -- -- Mark Teegarden mjt@acd4 uunet!acd4!mjt mjt@acd.com -- P.S. Could someone please post a wiring diagram for an RS232 Y-cable that could be used to attach the serial line of a second PC to monitor the serial transmissions of the first one that is running the Prodigy Software without wreaking havoc on the communication to and from the modem? Can this be done inexpensively?