Date   : Thu, 07 Jun 1984 13:50:47 EDT (Thursday)
From   : Jeffrey Edelheit <edelheit@Mitre.ARPA>
Subject: ROLM PABX

We've got a ROLM PABX that we're also using as a digital switch.  (It's
the newest model, not one of the older ones that had some really bad
problems.)  Anyway, we have had it now for about one month and have 
found that it has a couple of no-cost additional features such as:

	1.  Dropping your session without the least warning.  Under this
	    scenario, your host session gets dropped, you recall the 
	    host and can re-login.

	2.  Dropping your session without the least warning but when
	    you manually reconnect, it puts you into someone else's
	    session without you having to login!  As you are going 
	    into a LAN, you can find yourself in any number of 
	    different hosts.  (It's interesting to find yourself in
	    the middle of your Dept. Head or Division Head's PROFs
	    acct.)  When you log-off of the "bad" acct. and try
	    to login on your own acct., and if the system will not
	    allow multiple concurrent accesses under the same
	    user id (a la IBM VM/CMS) you can't get in unless the
	    person who may now have your session logs-off or your
	    you call the machine operator and request that you get
	    forced off.

All-in-all, I think the ROLM stinks.  Worse yet, I think I am stuck with it
for at least 2 more years.  I am sort of curious if any other Netlanders
have had ane experiences with this wonderful device.  I'll summarize all 
responses and post them for those who might be interested.

Thanks in advance,

Jeff Edelheit
(edelheit at mitre)