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Article #3072Re: scheduled events that take phone off-hook?
From: Rick DeMattia
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 02:07
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 02:07
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bob@1776.COM (Robert Coe) writes:
> I don't understand this entire thread. What purpose is served by taking the
> phone off-hook that isn't better served by simply turning off the modem's
> auto-answer capability?
For a Waffle used as a BBS, a busy signal presented to a caller
is much better than an unanswered ring. The busy indicates "yes,
I got the right number, but the system's busy right now", whereas
an extended ring "hmm, maybe there's no bbs here any more."
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