Handset recording

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>> While this would be a nice function, you have to be aware that it
>> is possibly (depending on national laws) illegal to record a phone call
>> without your caller's consent. 

>'illegal' in the sense that you cannot use it legally. for 'own use' it
>wouldn't be a problem.

In the USA, even recording the call for archival purposes can be considered
invasion of privacy. Thats why customer service lines for instance, tend to 
tell you the call is being recorded "for quality reasons". The last time I 
actually saw something on this in the news, I believe they said that at least
ONE of the parties had to know the call was being recorded (to avoid illegal
tapping of calls).

In any event, I can't come up with a case in my head where recording a call
without one of the parties being aware of it would be a "Good Thing(tm)".

	-Brian