28 Mar 06 09:11, Janis Kracht wrote to mark lewis:

 JK> Hi Mark,

 >>>> didn't someone (you?) mention a sysop in Z1 who got a $500US phone
 >>>> bill because they had listed an invalid 555-go-nowhere number that
 >>>> their system was dialing and that number they listed was
now used by
 >>>> their telco as an information number that incurred charges??

 >>> Janis did. It was the perfect proof for Malcolm's case at the
 >>> right moment.

 >> it wasn't proof for anyone's case... all it was was proof that things
 >> happen i one isn't watching their stuff... the fellow that the
 >> incident happened to didn't even use the proper 555-xxxx phone number
 >> to begin with... if he had, h wouldn't have had the problem... it only
 >> takes a small bit of research and/or to ask others in the know...

 JK> Yes indeed.. not sure how Ward twisted that event to Malcolm's case.
 JK> 000- in Malcolm's zone could easily be blocked by nodes in
 JK> Australia.. 1-areacode-555-0000 was an unknown entitity, previously
 JK> "safe" for this particular node, and still safe for users
of my phone
 JK> company.. and probably many others in the states.  I'm not saying
 JK> people should use that sequence, but the situations in Malcolm's case
 JK> and this node's case were very different.

Isn't the 'national' number for information, 1+area code+555-1212?

I seem to recall using that sequence to find numbers in other cities when
I had a land line. When I call that number with my cell phone, I get
Cingular 411, which is their information number.


Roy
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