Here is a list of responses to my request for info on dialback. Only
excess mail header info and notes not related to the subject have
be edited out.
Many thanks to all who responded. The gist I got was that dialback is
not directly supported under OSF/1 (or, according to one respondent, should
we be calling it "Digital UNIX" now?). This confirms what I gathered from
the documentation. In addition, hardware and software implementations
of dialback exists, and these will have to be investigated.
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> Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 16:54:56 -0500 (EST)
> From: Selden E Ball Jr <uunet!LNS62.LNS.CORNELL.EDU!SEB>
> Subject: Re: Dial-back under OSF/1
> To: uunet!msdc!daleb
> Cc: uunet!LNS62.LNS.CORNELL.EDU!~seb
> Message-Id: <01HO4T6LWFXU9DC8FD_at_LNS62.LNS.CORNELL.EDU>
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> Status: ORr
>
> Dale,
>
> You recently posted to "alpha-osf-managers_at_ornl.gov"
> asking about dialback availability.
>
> If you only have a few numbers, you might want to consider getting
> a modem that includes the feature rather than software that runs on OSF/1.
> Of course, there are tradeoffs.
>
> Multitech's high-end modems (~$400)
> include dialback, passwords, remote configurability, fax and other features.
> We don't use any of those features, but I had to make sure they were
> turned off...
>
> I hope this helps a little.
>
> Selden
>
> To: "William D. Blasingame" <uunet!comp.bioz.unibas.ch!uunet.uu.net!msdc!daleb>
> Subject: Re: Dial-back under OSF/1
> In-Reply-To: <9503141540.AA05405_at_msdc.msdc.com>
> Message-Id: <Pine.SGI.3.91.950315073647.26355B-100000_at_biox.embnet.unibas.ch>
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> Status: OR
>
> On Tue, 14 Mar 1995, William D. Blasingame wrote:
>
> > We're running OSF/1 v3.2, and would like to implement dial-back as a
> > security feature for remote logins. The consensus around the office is
>
> You will have to do it via the UUCP tools. OSF/1 provides a script called
> uucpsetup which sets up the modem port in Devices and Dialers. To verify
> proper operation, use ct and cu. Then activate the uugetty on that port
> as described in the documentation
>
> There are some references in the OSF-managers mailing list; the major
> problem which made me stuck is that the modem being called in the callback
> has handshaking problems.
>
> Regards
> Reinhard
>
>
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> From: Jari Tavi <uunet!rixrax.enet.dec.com!jpt>
> To: uunet!msdc!daleb (william d. blasingame)
> Apparently-To: uunet!msdc!daleb
> Subject: Re: Dial-back under OSF/1
> Status: OR
>
>
> 1. dial-back itself is not part of Digital UNIX (former DEC OSF/1)
> 2. you could check modempool from comp.sources.unix volume 26, it is
> callback/dialback solution for UNIX, but I'm not sure if it has
> been tested (or ported) to Digital UNIX yet.
>
> There may be commercial products available as well (like ACB from Digital),
> but I have never checked their availability or vendors.
>
> Re C2: Dial-back is _not_ part of C2 specification.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jari Tavi
> Digital FNO
>
>
> From: Terje Sten Bjerkseth <uunet!admintec.no!tsb>
> Message-Id: <199503150903.KAA15767_at_donald.admintec.no>
> Subject: Re: Dial-back under OSF/1
> To: uunet!msdc!daleb
> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 10:03:18 +0100 (MET)
> In-Reply-To: <9503141540.AA05405_at_msdc.msdc.com> from "William D. Blasingame" at Mar 14, 95 10:40:32 am
>
> William D. Blasingame skriver:
> > We're running OSF/1 v3.2, and would like to implement dial-back as a
> > security feature for remote logins. The consensus around the office is
>
> William, I don't know if this feature is available under OSF/1. We're
> using a Livingston PortMaster communications server (PM-2E) for remote
> logins and also for dial-up networking (IP over SLIP/PPP and IPX over PPP),
> and we're very happy with it. In case you're interested in more info:
> http://www.livingston.com.
>
> Regards,
> terje
> --
> Terje Sten Bjerkseth <tsb_at_admintec.no>, AdminTec a.s, Postboks 241,
> N-3201 Sandefjord, Norway, +47 33 47 03 20, faks +47 33 47 05 45.
> Vi har levert AT-systemer siden 1978! For informasjon: info_at_admintec.no.
>
> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 95 10:46:09 +0100
> From: uunet!bk.dk!phj06 (Paul Hostrup-Jessen)
> Message-Id: <9503150946.AA25485_at_smaug.bruel-kjaer>
> To: uunet!msdc!daleb
> Subject: Re: Dial-back under OSF/1
>
> Hello Dale,
>
> I'm not quite sure what your problem actually is. The dial-back option is not
> as such a feature of the operating system. Either you purchase dial-back modems
> or you buy software which can get the normal dial-in modem to dial back again.
> We use Multitech dial-back modems which suit our needs on our DEC OSF/1 platform
> whereas on our other Unix operating systems we use a product called TermServ
> from Los Altos Technologies in California.
>
> I recommend TermServ, but unfortunately it has not yet been ported to OSF/1. In
> your case you would have to use dial-back modems just like us.
>
> You are welcome to ask me for more information.
>
> Best regards
>
> Paul Hostrup-Jessen
>
> Department of Electronic Data Processing
> Unix system administration
>
> Bruel & Kjaer A/S
> DK-2850 Naerum
> DENMARK
>
> email: phj06_at_bk.dk
>
> tel. : +45 45 80 78 55 + 2433 (direct dial from touch-tone telephones)
> fax : +45 42 80 14 05
>
>
>
> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 11:28:56 -0500 (EST)
> From: GUS the Chimney Sweep <uunet!tourism.807-city.on.ca!apenwarr>
> To: "William D. Blasingame" <uunet!msdc!daleb>
> Subject: Re: Dial-back under OSF/1
> In-Reply-To: <9503141540.AA05405_at_msdc.msdc.com>
> Message-Id: <Pine.OSF.3.91.950315112522.10072E-100000_at_tourism.807-city.on.ca>
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>
>
> Assuming you're not using a terminal server (I don't really know how you
> would set it up in that case) you can try mgetty+sendfax, a getty package
> with all kinds of neat features (including automatic modem control, etc). I
> _think_ one of these features is dialback. It compiles fairly easily under
> OSF/1 1.3.
>
> You can get it from (at least)
> ftp.cdrom.com:/pub/linux/sunsite/system/Serial. Don't let the "linux" scare
> you: it was originally designed for Linux, but is very portable.
>
> Good luck.
>
> --
> Avery Pennarun - 807-CITY Technical Services
> Internet: apenwarr_at_tourism.807-city.on.ca [OR] apenwarr_at_foxnet.net
>
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Received on Thu Mar 16 1995 - 10:12:35 NZDT