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From: miller@gvlv3.gvl.unisys.com (Bruce J. Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: "Private" Call Tracing
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Date: 13 Nov 89 13:26:29 GMT
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X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 507, message 4 of 8

I have been told that in my area (Eastern PA, A/C 215), it's possible
for an individual to trace, or at least call back, the originator of a
crank and/or nuisance call by dialing *69 from a DTMF phone after the
caller hangs up (but before you do).  Supposedly this initiates a call
back to the originator (without revealing the number to you); the
callback is said to keep trying for 1/2 hour in case the calling phone
is busy.

Does anyone know if this is for real?  If so, if there any way to
extract the number of the caller?  Comments, please.

(Forgive me if this covers old ground.  I've only been reading the group
for a week.)

	Bruce Miller (miller@gvlv3.gvl.unisys.com)