bobr (02/03/83)
Now that European sites are joining usenet, may I suggest a standard way of expressing their phone numbers. I suggest "(" <country-code> "-" <area code> ")" <local phone number> where the default value of <country-code> is "1", standing for North America. Thus people on this side of the ocean would not have to change their naming convention for phone numbers and European phone numbers would look something like (44-1) 123-4567 in London or (49-30) 123 45 67 in Berlin. Christoph Bobrowski Dept. of Computer Science, Toronto still: (416) 978-6027 soon: (49-40) 299 10 22
martin (02/07/83)
There is an international standard for the representation of telephone numbers in foreign countries; I strongly suggest that we stick to that in favour of devising a different scheme. The standard scheme uses a "+" to represent the international access code from your particular country; this is followed by the country code and the actual number. For example: +44 1 246 8091 in London +32 2 123 4567 in Brussels etc. In those areas in the US that can dial their own international calls, the "+" is replaced by 011. I believe this standard is proposed/supported/endorsed or whatever by the CCITT. Let's stick to it! Martin Harriss pyuxjj!martin