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From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Prefix numbers, or how to destroy a federation starship
Message-ID: <491@psivax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Jun-85 13:28:48 EDT
Article-I.D.: psivax.491
Posted: Tue Jun  4 13:28:48 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 8-Jun-85 03:07:54 EDT
References: <297@tilt.FUN> <342@moncol.UUCP> <299@tilt.FUN> <300@tilt.FUN> <3207@dartvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen)
Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA
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Summary: 

In article <3207@dartvax.UUCP> merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant) writes:
>Possibly the prefix code can be turned on and off.  If the ship is listening
>for the prefix code and hears it, you have it.
>
>Of course, how did Jim know that Khan's ship would accept the prefix codes?

	He *didn't*, he was just gambling, like always. Remember,
before he actually sent the code Spock was worried about Khan knowing
about the code! It is obvious from this that if you *know* about it
you *can* bypass it somehow.
-- 

				Sarima (Stanley Friesen)

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