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From: Mike Olson <mao@postgres.berkeley.edu>
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Subject: Re: Eight Digit Phone Numbers?
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In <10544@accuvax.nwu.edu>, nam2254@dsacg2.dsac.dla.mil (Tom Ohmer)
writes:

> 1-800-CALL-FRED.  <- Made up

> In the above, is the `D' actually required to make the call, or is it 
> ignored?

This reminds me of my favorite eight-digit telephone number.  A car dealer
that advertises on television here in the SF Bay Area advises you to
waste no time in dialing

	1-800-DEALS-NOW

Of course,

	1-800-DEALS-NO

reaches him just fine.
				Mike Olson (mao@postgres.Berkeley.EDU)