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Raster

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2. Yes. It was a direct point-to-point "hotline" disguised to look like a wayward server...

Reply to triron (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 12:07 PM

Apr 2017

... that blasted out email adverts for tRump* properties. Just a little ol' server and communications set-up of no consequence... or so they would have us believe.

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"A server at the Trump Organization may have communicated secretively with Russia, [View all] triron Apr 2017 OP

Thank you for reminding people of this. nt SunSeeker Apr 2017 #1

Yes. It was a direct point-to-point "hotline" disguised to look like a wayward server... Raster Apr 2017 #2

Current school of thought is that databases updating each other elias7 Apr 2017 #10

What happened to Tea Leaves in the last 6 months HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #3

good follow up RT Atlanta Apr 2017 #4

This is the article from last fall HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #5

as I recall it was a server pinging for connection to a connection in russia. a bank was it? Sunlei Apr 2017 #8

Here's one such post of the original Slate article from last October (which the Mail lifted): Denzil_DC Apr 2017 #13

probably should turn over the trump tower server to the FBI Mr. Trump if you have nothing to hide? Sunlei Apr 2017 #6

Said servers probably have the REAL results from MI, PA, and WI as well. tenorly Apr 2017 #7

Slate link contained in questionable Daily Mail link Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #9

Thanks for posting the original article. Raine1967 Apr 2017 #11

Here's an decent IT analysis. Interestingly, DeVos-owned Spectrum Health is also involved. Snarkoleptic Apr 2017 #12

Am I the only one who read this headline crazycatlady Apr 2017 #14

This story just keeps popping up... kentuck Apr 2017 #15