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From: bnrgate!.bnr.ca!hwt@uunet.uu.net (Henry Troup)
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Subject: Re: Fun With ANI
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Date: 20 Jul 90 21:12:57 GMT
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In article <9811@accuvax.nwu.edu> John Higdon <john@zygot.ati.com>
writes:

>An OTC pharmacutical company is sponsoring something called "Pollen
>Trak" (with the same announcer on the machine that did "Weather
>Trak").  You call the number and you get a pollen report for your
>area. Based on the ANI data obtained in real time you are given,

Well, our private net has access to U.S. 800 service (from Canada). So
I tried it.  Interestingly enough, it prompted me to enter my phone
number - indicating some odd ANI property of private networks?  Then
it told me that service was not available to my zip code area ... and
tried to give me product id.


Henry Troup - BNR owns but does not share my opinions
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