From: djw@pdcorp.com (Dan Weinstein)
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 95 16:47:06 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Netscape announces position against GAK
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On Sat, 9 Dec 1995 16:59:13 -0600 (CST), Frank Stuart
<fstuart@vetmed.auburn.edu> wrote:



>To avoid just saying "me too", I'll throw out another idea on making the U.S.
>version of Netscape available to U.S. users over the Internet.  How about a
>phone number to call to get an access id of some sort that can be used to
>FTP the software.  When you call the number, you can use caller-id to verify
>that the person is calling from within the U.S.  You could set up a BBS-type
>system to do this automatically, or make the phone number a 900 number and
>charge a few dollars to cover your costs.  You could also set up the access
>id so that it can only be used once.

Couldn't caller ID be fooled by call forwarding?  I am anything but an
expert on caller ID, but this seems like a possible loop hole.  This
would cause the same kind of problem that is holding up placing the
U.S. version on the Web.  


Dan Weinstein
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