Bob Frankston <Bob_Frankston%Slate_Corporation@mcimail.com> (05/06/91)
It would be nice if there were protocols for querying line properties such as "no telemarketing". This seems much cleaner than maintaining a separate database. Keeping separate databases linked is a nightmare. For example, suppose you are blocking for a given service and the next party to get your phone number doesn't want blocking, what are the odds of the database being correctly maintained? Of course, any such central database is fraught with its own dangers. Do I want the telco's to start keeping a centralized database on me? (As if they don't already).