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...

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

Take care,
Janis

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