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From: schwartz@aiag.enet.dec.com
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Subject: Re: Strange Recordings
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Date: 24 Jul 90 13:49:38 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 512, Message 9 of 11


 - a party line, in which a special code is used to call other phones on
the same line;
 - some one-exchange municipalities, in which the exchange can be
omitted, and only four digits need be dialed.

Obviously, coming from the outside, you should not hear such a
recording.  On the other hand, if the second situation above was the
case, and the local network was recently "upgraded" to require
seven-digit dialing, there might be bugs, one of which was waiting
there for you.


Steve

Disclaimer:  I don't believe Digital -has- any opinions about the phone
company.