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 djw@pdcorp.com http://www.earthlink.net/~danjw PGP public key is available from my Home Page. All opinions expressed above are mine. "I understand by 'freedom of Spirit' something quite definite - the unconditional will to say No, where it is dangerous to say No. Friedrich Nietzsche