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From: boomer@athena.princeton.edu (Don Alvarez)
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Subject: Re: Strange Answering Machine Messages
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Date: 15 Oct 90 13:11:08 GMT
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In article <13541@accuvax.nwu.edu> (David E Lemson) writes that they
have also had problems with their voice mail ringing them back when
they call in to check messages.

He points out that this doesn't happen all the time.

If your system is anything like the one we had at MIT, then the
problem is that you are hanging up too quickly.  The machine is
probably programmed (for better or for worse) to call you back and
continue the call if the connection is 'accidentally' disconnected.  I
suspect that there is some point in the mail-check process before
which hanging up will cause a ring-back and after which it will not.


don alvarez