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From: I.G.Batten@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Ian G Batten)
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Subject: Re: 666 and Ignorant People
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On several PABXen I've used in the UK, ``999'' --- the normal
emergency number --- is replaced with ``666''.  The claim is that
otherwise ``999'' would be ``9999'' (9 for an outside line) so (1)
you'd have to compete with the rest for a line when it's busy and (2)
call-barring gets confused.  But I know better :-)


ian