Subj : Looking for sysop with modem in EU
To   : Bj”rn Wiberg
From : Dmitry Protasoff
Date : Wed Oct 09 2024 12:54 am

Hello, Bj”rn!

Tuesday October 08 2024 19:47, you wrote to me:

 BW> Speaking of access, I've been preparing a little for PPP support
 BW> (mainly PAP, as it can use user credentials from /etc/passwd etc. out
 BW> of the box), but haven't tried it yet. Equally important to lock down
 BW> undesired accounts there. :)

Did this about 28 years ago, even with callback :)

 DP>>  BW> I have a ZyXEL U-336S that I bought from a computer shop in
 DP>> Moscow (b Very nice looking modem, it was my dream ~30 year ago
 DP>> to get it ;)

 BW> I always liked the ZyXELs, and I believe they were very common
 BW> particularly in Germany and Russia, from what I recall. Lots of
 BW> features and very good also for faxing, voice and ISDN (depending on
 BW> model). Never had one back then, though...

Just before COVID I visited their main office in Taiwan to take a selfie, but they don't have a museum or anything like that.

Best regards,
             dp.

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