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From: slr@tybalt.caltech.edu (Steve Rhoades)
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Subject: Re: More ANI Fun!
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Date: 4 Aug 90 19:06:17 GMT
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> ..800-666-6258

 From several people I've talked to who are using MCI's in-bound 800
service with real-time ANI, I am told that MCI sends them
(Area-code)555-5555 if there's no ANI available.

I posted this observation several weeks ago and it still seems to hold
true: When calling the demo number direct, it gives me my number as it
should. But, when calling thru the Pac*Bell TOPS Operator, it gives
(818) 555-5555.  It would appear that ANI is easily defeated just by
going thru the Operator.


Steve