Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!killer!vector!nobody From: westmark!dave@rutgers.edu (Dave Levenson) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Another Approach to Call Back Modem Security Message-ID: Date: 25 Dec 88 22:34:22 GMT Sender: chip@vector.UUCP Lines: 19 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-Submissions-To: telecom@bu-cs.bu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 8, issue 210, message 2 In article , cosell@WILMA.BBN.COM (Bernie Cosell) writes: > Re: Callback security > > How about instead of 3-way calling you simply get "call forwarding" and > forward all calls to your outgoing lines to some nonexistent place (maybe > back to your incoming trunks :-). Why not order outgoing-only service on your outgoing trunks? It's available in most areas, usually for only a one-time charge if it's done with the service is installed. Callers who dial your outgoing trunk numbers get a telco recording, and don't even occupy your circuits. -- Dave Levenson Westmark, Inc. The Man in the Mooney Warren, NJ USA {rutgers | att}!westmark!dave