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From: tim@ggumby.cs.caltech.edu (Timothy L. Kay)
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Subject: Re: Illinois Bell Shows Real CLASS
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Date: 28 Oct 90 20:13:10 GMT
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telecom@eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM Moderator) writes:

>For several months now, Illinois Bell has been hawking CLASS.

> *60  Call Screening   Enter:
   [...]
>                       # plus 01 plus # to add the number of the
>                         last call you received, whether or not
>                         you know the number.
>                       1 To play a list of the numbers being screened.

What if you enter *60 #01# followed by *60 1?  Does this read back the
number of the last call received?  This could be an inexpensive
alternative to Caller*ID.

>Multi-Ring Service     Two additional numbers can be associated with 
>                       your number. When someone dials one of these
>                       two numbers, your phone will give a special ring.

It would be useful to have a fax switch that could decide, based on
the ring, whether to engage the fax machine, data modem, or answering
machine.


Tim