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From: Jeffri H Frontz <jhf@cblpe.att.com>
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Subject: Re: Has This Answering Machine Feature Disappeared?
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Date: 12 Jun 90 17:42:02 GMT
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In article <8784@accuvax.nwu.edu> ssc-vax!UUCP!howie@voodoo.uucp
(howie) writes:

>(BTW, the way it works is: in addition to a code for retrieving
>messages from a remote location, another code will cause the machine
>to emit fairly loud beeps, so that if anyone is home they will know to
>pick up the phone.)

My AT&T 1330 answering machine has this feature, although I've never
really figured out a good use for it-- I'd rather listen to the caller
and then figure out whether or not to pick up the phone.


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