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An Apple/Motorola power management technology that allows PowerPC processors to be tuned down in speed when not plugged in so that power can be conserved.
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PowerStep - In message John R. Covert wrote: Complaints would be registered by dialing *55, which would not only "tag" The call in the telcos database, but immediately inform you whether ANI and CID matches. You're making two assumptions: 1. That ANI is passed along through the network. There is no need for it to be passed anywhere billing information is not needed. 2. Even if it is passed along, the assumption that it should be the same is not true. The ANI for a call from a DID PBX is likely to be the main number, whereas the caller ID could be either the main number or the actual DID number. Or even the other way around. Or from a VoIP phone, the ANI is the number at which the call enters the network, and the Caller ID is the actual number. Or for a call forwarded through another number, the ANI is the number of the phone doing the forwarding and the caller ID is the number of the original caller.Fair enough. I think the principle is sound, but it might need sometweaking in terms of implementation. One possibility is to gostrictly on a "pass the buck" system, where each telco that the callpassed through is held responsible unless the telco can identify thesource of the call.It's not an optical illusion. It just looks like one.[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: That's an old trick, but quite effec-tive. Place (and enforce) the blame on the last person or entity inthe line unless *they* can push it further along. And believe me,when push comes to shove, they *will* find someone further downthe line to hand the hot potato to. You give them one or two passeswith a firm warning there will be no further excuses allowed, thenwatch how the conditions so prevalent in much of telephony getcorrected/cured in a hurry. I for one, cannot see why *any* useror subscriber should ever be allowed to tamper with their owncaller ID.Ditto with spam and virii hassles. If Microsoft, and the makers ofhardware got together and devised a nearly foolproof method of*absolutely without question identifying every piece of equipmentout there* then spam and virus writing/spreading would come to ascreaming halt. Consider the ESN (electronic serial number) on yourcellular phone. Some one steals it, and just a phone call from you tothe carrier blacklists it forever. It will never again talk orrecieve calls, as the number propogates through the hot lists. Idon't hear anyone complaining that the propogation of their cellphone's ESN is somehow a 'violation of privacy rights' when a celltower picks up the user's transmission and deals with it. Why shouldanyone (except spammers of course) complain when an ISP passestheir traffic and looks at the computer 'electronic serial number'which has been burned in the hardware, and while not totallyimpossible to diddle with would frustrate most spammers totally.But back to the statement at hand: I receive spam or virii and lookfor the untampered with ESN of the person or place which sent it tome. Good, I found you. You are the guilty one and your machine goeson the hotlist. If you are in a position to buy a new computer everyweek or two just to be able to continue sending out your crapola thengod bless you! Add that little economic incentive to the pressure weput on ISPs who willfully encourage that sort of customer. PAT]
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