911 doesn't work, try a FAX
Dirk Harms-Merbitz
dirk at power.net
Sun Jul 4 16:51:32 UTC 1999
Faxes tend to be on analog phone lines. They will still work even
when a companies phone system is down.
Dirk
On Sun, Jul 04, 1999 at 01:54:07AM -0500, Sean Donelan wrote:
>
> At the last NANOG several folks chuckled when I pointed out that
> many real emergency plans include sending a FAX as a backup when
> the phones don't work. I thought I would pass this news story along.
>
> http://www.cjonline.com/stories/070399/com_phonesout.shtml
> --
> Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO
> Affiliation given for identification not representation
>
>
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