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From: poole@forty2.UUCP (Simon Poole)
Newsgroups: news.sysadmin,news.admin
Subject: Re: i2ack request for news/email supply connection
Message-ID: <628@forty2.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jan 89 13:25:41 GMT
References: <102@i2ack.UUCP> <9198@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> <56046@pyramid.pyramid.com> <424@ispi.UUCP>
Reply-To: poole@forty2.UUCP (Simon Poole)
Organization: Exp. Physics University Zuerich
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In article <424@ispi.UUCP> jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer) writes:
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>	Stupid question.  Why are trailblazers not legal in Europe?
>
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This naturally depends on which country you live in Europe, typically
equipment that is connected directly to the telephone network has to
be tested and certified by the PTT of you country (and this generally
means it has to conform to CCITT standards).

In Switzerland, up to about a year or two ago, the only way to get a 
legal modem was to rent or buy one from the PTT (cost for a 1200 Baud
modem without a dialing facility was ~1000 SFr. (~$600) plus a monthly
payement).

Anyway, besides the problem of getting a modem, in Switzerland it's
actually illegal to carry third-party mail if you are not the PTT
(not that I know of anybody been taken to court for transferring 
UUCP mail), this may be a problem in other countries too.

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