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From: m21198@mwunix.mitre.org (John McHarry)
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Subject: Re: Many Software Designers of Caller ID Also Disliked it
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Date: 17 Feb 91 19:15:44 GMT
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technews@iitmax.iit.edu (Tech News Account) writes:

> ... why not make CALLER*ID available only to RESIDENTIAL customers?

> still leave it avail. for  personal use... so what  if it doesn`t help
> the pizza parlors cull fake orders.

O heaven forfend!  The pizza parlor's putting my standard order in a
data base and getting it right (and to the right address) for a change
is one of the best uses I can see for the thing.