Also sprach Steve McConnell
We do exactly what Jeff suggests as well, but for some of our larger clients, who will be using the 800 number a lot, we advise them to just get an 800 number themselves which points to the lead number in our dialup line.
simplifies billing and makes them happier as they can control and allocate that number internally without having to go through us.
Ooh...nifty...hadn't considered that. :)
What happens if someone else figures out what your 800 number is? As it happens I run an 800 number based service in the UK but we do check the username in the RADIUS server against a table to ensure they're entitled to use the number before letting them in. We still run the risk of someone calling the number and just leaving it open, though, which over here in the UK will leave us picking up the tab for the call :-( Ray. -- Ray Bellis, MA(Oxon) - Technical Director - community internet plc Windsor House, 12 High Street, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 2PJ tel: +44 1865 856000 email: ray.bellis@community.net.uk fax: +44 1865 856001 web: http://www.community.net.uk/ - To unsubscribe to usr-tc, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe usr-tc" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message.