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From: visix!amanda@uunet.uu.net (Amanda Walker)
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Subject: Answering Machine Messages and SIT
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Date: 18 Sep 90 20:38:14 GMT
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I've been wondering how useful (or conversely, confusing) it would be
to have an answering machine message which started with an SIT and
then went on into a "normal" announcement.  This would avoid problems
with people who don't realize that they are not talking to a human,
and with any luck it would fool telemarketing autodialers :-).  Since
the message itself would describe how to leave a message, I wouldn't
think that it would "fool" anyone into thinking it was a telco
message -- it would just alert them to the fact that they aren't going
to be able to talk to the person they think will answer the phone.


Amanda Walker
amanda@visix.com