[rfu-automation] Studio remake computer concerns

[Joe Futrelle]

I'd like to add one concern which is that I don't think the  
transmitter control computer should be on *any* kind of network or  
provide any kind of remote access, because then a hacker who gained  
unauthorized access could shut off our transmitter, change its  
frequency, or whatever else you can do with the transmitter control.  
Which is an argument against moving the transmitter control  
functionality to the automation machine, if we mean to enable remote  
access to the automation machine.

--
Joe Futrelle
Person


On Jun 29, 2006, at 9:06 AM, Gary Cziko wrote:

> All:
>
> I have not heard back from Dan Meredith or anyone else about  
> getting help in moving the automation computer into the studio,  
> adding the transmitter control software to it, and providing remote  
> access to it from the production room.
>
> I think it would be a mistake to move the automation computer into  
> the studio without providing remote access from the production room  
> as it would prevent anyone from the automation working group from  
> working on the automation computer during the best times to work on  
> it, that is, during a live show when it is not being used to  
> broadcast music.
>
> So I think we might want to hold off on making the computer changes  
> until remote access issues are resolved.
>
> I also wonder if it will be possible to add music to the automation  
> computer from CDs via remote access. At the least, this would  
> require that the remote machine have a CD drive, and I am not sure  
> if that is the case for the computer currently used for transmitter  
> control.
>
> --Gary
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