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Subject: Tracing Calls Back to College Dorm Phones
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Date: 17 Jul 90 13:16:59 GMT
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So if the phone company tries to trace a call that originated from,
say a college dorm, all they would get if the number to that dorms
switchboard?  I think I have found the source of my annoying calls.


[Moderator's Note: But something you should remember is the trace need
not stop at that point. Either a manual or automatic switchboard at
the dorm can still be traced as well. Once at UC, a telco guy came in
and put a tap on an extension on the campus. Calls in or out through
the main switchboard would trigger the little device on the line, and
tape-record the call. And when the guy put the tap on the line, Mrs.
Henderson saw me watching him and told me to keep my mouth shut and
say nothing about it to the owner of that extension, 'or you will get
in trouble too...'.  I said nothing, and a week or so later the tap
was removed.  PT]