Re: scheduled events that take phone off-hook?

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From: Kennelmeister
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 02:40

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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?

If your bbs phone line is busy, people assume that someone else is using
it.

If your bbs doesn't answer the phone, sooner or later, someone will
ring your voice line and tell you it's broken.

Personally I don't want to hear "wolf" too often, especially at 2am....

--
Alan Brown. (SysAdmin)
dogbowl@dogbox.acme.gen.nz                      Palmerston North
Dawghaus BBS -> +64 (6) 357-9245                New Zealand
             "A wet and windy place in the South Pacific"

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From: dogbowl@dogbox.acme.gen.nz (Kennelmeister)
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Subject: Re: scheduled events that take phone off-hook?
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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 15:40:34 +1300
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