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- From: kadie@cs.uiuc.edu (Carl M. Kadie)
- Subject: Re: Caller ID suggestion
- Message-ID: <BzMvIA.Btu@cs.uiuc.edu>
- Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
- References: <1h3kv1INNgd7@mirror.digex.com>
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:49:21 GMT
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- jdc@access.digex.com (John Cochran) writes:
-
- >The way I see the Caller ID problem breaks down into two major catergories.
- >
- > 1. Calls being made to commercial businesses.
- > For this type of call, I fully support the ability to block caller ID.
- [...]
- > 2. Calls being made to private individuals.
- > For this type of call, I can't justify being able to block caller ID.
- [...]
-
- I think that by default any caller should be able to block his or her
- number and that any callee should be able to refuse calls where the
- number is blocked.
-
- Recorded message: "I'm sorry 555-1123 does not accept blocked calls.
- If you would still like to call 555-1123, unblock your number with *67
- and dial again."
-
- This is sometimes called block blocking. It allows callers and callees
- (rather than the phone company) to decide for themselves,
- case-by-case, what information will be exchanged.
-
- - Carl
- --
- Carl Kadie -- I do not represent any organization; this is just me.
- = kadie@cs.uiuc.edu =
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