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Article #3214Re: scheduled events that take phone off-hook?
From: David Douthitt
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 06:19
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 06:19
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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? LOTS! "Ring Ring Ring Ring" = "Hey Joe, scratch that BBS - it's down...." "Bwrap Bwrap Bwrap" = "Joe, let's try that BBS later - it's busy..." .... simple. -- UUCP: ....!fullfeed.com!ruth!rat | Network XXIII - +1 608 222 9253 InterNet: rat@ruth.UUCP | 80Megs+ of Usenet/Fido programs! Fidonet: David Douthitt 1:121/23 | ... Files via Fidonet FREQ, "...because appealing to the masses has | anon uucp, first time login, never appealed to us." | mail to fileserver@ruth.uucp
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!bogus.sura.net!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!daffy!uwvax!gorgon!fullfeed!ruth!rat From: rat@ruth.UUCP (David Douthitt) Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle Subject: Re: scheduled events that take phone off-hook? Message-ID: <F46wXB11w165w@ruth.UUCP> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 00:19:38 CST References: <ygXmXB2w165w@1776.COM> Organization: Network XXIII - +1 608 222 9253 Lines: 21