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From: srp@babar.mmwb.ucsf.edu (Scott R. Presnell%Cohen)
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Subject: Re: nosy finger daemons
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Date: 22 Jun 91 23:35:46 GMT
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rsm@math.arizona.edu (Robert S. Maier) writes:

>Apparently `Caller ID' has come to the Internet.

Ever since getpeername() and gethostbyaddr()!

(Remember, Caller ID doesn't get you exactly *who* is on the other end,
just the "address" of the device, be it phone or computer.)

	- Scott
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