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From: westmark!dave@uunet.uu.net (Dave Levenson)
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Subject: Re: Need a Light to Indicate Phone *Has Rung* (Not *is Ringing*)
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Date: 6 Dec 89 03:37:37 GMT
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In article <1813@accuvax.nwu.edu>, kthompso@entec.wichita.ncr.com 
(Ken Thompson) writes:
 
> It sounds exactly like the ATT system we have at work.
 ...
>  PS.  This is being used all over our building.

No, Ken, that works all over your building because your building is
served by a PBX or other switching system that offers a message-waiting 
notification feature.  Normal central office subscriber lines will not
control the message-waiting lamps on your telephone sets.

 
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