[193] in Cypherpunks
Re: 800 numbers & anonymity
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tom Keenan)
Tue May 4 02:10:28 1993
To: i6t4@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (Nickey MacDonald)
Date: Mon, 3 May 93 23:50:45 MDT
From: Tom Keenan <keenan@acs.ucalgary.ca>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.05.9304302022.B16325-b100000@jupiter>; from "Nickey MacDonald" at Apr 30, 93 8:02 pm
> On a note similar to remailers, has anyone ever given consideration to
> creating an "outdial" service? If I could dial long distance into the
> States, and then be able to dial a 1-800 number that I cannot dial direct
> from Canada (which is most) this would extremely useful...
In fact there used to be just such a number 206 945-2111 which
some kind soul in the state of Washington made available for
Canadians who wanted to call US numbers. It gave a dial tone and
you dialed the 800 number...no charge. You're right, *someone*
should do that again, it was sure handy. (That number is now out
of service.) A related question, is there some way to find the
identity of an 800 number holder, e.g. like a reverse phone directory?
--
Dr. Tom Keenan, I.S.P. Associate Dean, R&D, Faculty of Cont. Ed.
University of Calgary 2500 University Dr. NW Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 CANADA
(403) 220-4715 (voice) (403) 284-5702 (fax) keenan@acs.ucalgary.ca (email)
