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From: zellich@stl-07sima.army.mil (Rich Zellich)
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Subject: Answer Call Service and the Secret Service :-)
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Date: 15 Jun 90 15:59:11 GMT
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Gee, if drug dealers and phone phreaks and computer crackers start
using CO-supported voice mailbox features, do you suppose the Secret
Service will confiscate the CO computers during their raids?  ;-)


[Moderator's Note: Of course not, silly! That's because telcos, like
Compuserve and GEnie -- to name but two -- have high-priced
mouthpieces working for them. Get yourself a good solicitor and you
can do or say what you please also, and be as sassy as you like.  I
mean, don't all BBS operators have high-powered corporate solicitors
in-house, just like IBM, MCI, or Cellular One to protect them when
something goes wrong?  :(    PT]