| Quoting from a message by Phil Roberts
| To Steven Leeman
| About - Caller ID
 PR> The less-fancy way is called CID for "Caller ID".  Caller ID is
 PR> available to anyone who wants it, but it isn't a free service.  It'll
 PR> cost extra on the phone bill.  CID can be spoofed by hardware that's
 PR> plugged into a phone jack, blocked by dialing a code before dialing the
 PR> number, or by subscribing to "Caller ID BLocking" service.  If someone
 PR> doesn't want to be ID'd, they will not be ID'd.
It can even get deeper: Here in VA, our GTE teleco offers a service
to CID subscribers that will intercept blocked CID calls at the
teleco, and send the blocker a recorded message that the CID
subscriber does not accept blocked calls. The recording goes on to
tell them how to temporarily disable their id blocker if they wish to
call that CID subscriber.
 PR> Privacy is a 2-way street, and many people feel that it's an invasion
 PR> of privacy to recieve an anonymous call.
I agree that both parties are entitled to their privacy, but as a
sysop, I feel I have a right to know who is logging on to my personal
computer system, and to have a means of contacting the individual by
phone if they need assistance in the future (forgotten passwords,
etc.). I like CID because it has allowed me to eliminate the need for
a call-back verifier.
I do notify all new users that I have CID in effect, and why, before
they ever fill out the new user questionnaire.
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