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RE: If Verisign *really* wants to help ...
From: "Vivien M." <vivienm () dyndns org>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:59:54 -0400
-----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On Behalf Of Sean Donelan Sent: September 20, 2003 6:29 PM To: Lyndon Nerenberg Cc: nanog () merit edu Subject: Re: If Verisign *really* wants to help ... On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote:The logical follow-on to IP-based Sitefinder is SS7-basedPhonefinder.I propose we redirect all "not in service" telephone numbers to Verisign's CEOs direct telephone number.Actually, AT&T already tried that once upon a time. If you dialed a number that was busy or not in service it redirected you to a "helpful" recording offering for a small charge to ring you back when the number was available. AT&T discontinued it less than a week later.
Just out of curiosity, why did they discontinue it? Here in Bell Canada land, this type of thing has been around for hm... 8 years or so? There was a big outcry the first week or so from dialup users (at the time, busy signals were more common than now), then eventually they all did the *XX code to permanently disable it. It is still enabled on new [residential, at least] POTS lines. Vivien -- Vivien M. vivienm () dyndns org Assistant System Administrator Dynamic DNS Network Services http://www.dyndns.org/
Current thread:
- If Verisign *really* wants to help ... Lyndon Nerenberg (Sep 20)
- Re: If Verisign *really* wants to help ... Sean Donelan (Sep 20)
- Re: If Verisign *really* wants to help ... william (Sep 20)
- RE: If Verisign *really* wants to help ... Vivien M. (Sep 20)
- RE: If Verisign *really* wants to help ... Michael Loftis (Sep 20)
- Re: If Verisign *really* wants to help ... Owen DeLong (Sep 21)
- Re: If Verisign *really* wants to help ... Christopher L. Morrow (Sep 21)
- Re: If Verisign *really* wants to help ... Sean Donelan (Sep 20)