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From: bcsaic!carroll@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Jeff Carroll)
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Subject: Re: Answering Machine Messages
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Date: 13 Sep 90 01:27:47 GMT
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In article <11810@accuvax.nwu.edu> abvax!iccgcc.decnet.ab.com!browns
(BROWN, STAN) writes:

>Arrgh!  This sort of thing really ticks me off -- being INconvenienced
>is bad enough, but told that it's for my convenience goes beyond the
>pale!  Why not be honest and say "For MY convenience"!  Otherwise, I
>like this message.

>Thank you, I feel better now!

>Just for the record -- I am _not_ against answering machines.  All I
>am saying is, don't pretend that it's for someone else's convenience.


	If you were one of the people who has tried to reach me at
what we here at Boeing euphemistically describe as an "office", you
would understand what a convenience the answering machine on my home
line is.

	I admit that the answering machine is something of a
convenience to me, but I think that it's likely much more convenient
to the caller, who no longer has to try to track me down and/or guess
what time I will be home.

	Store-and-forward (or forward-and-store) messaging is quite a
concept. Until universal email comes along, the answering machine is
probably the nicest thing I can do for the unfortunate souls who have
to be able to find me.


	Jeff Carroll
	carroll@atc.boeing.com