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From: jpj@mss.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: what is this call in reference to?
Message-ID: <147@mss.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 9-Aug-83 21:43:02 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug  9 21:43:02 1983
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While we are on the subject of proper phone answering protocols allow me to 
toss in my favorite gripe re: same - I have a phone answering machine at
home since I am never there.  In the interest of avoiding mass boredom, I
try to make my messages entertaining but alas this seems to generate either
of two responses - 1) Hang-up (very depressing to listen to) and 2) Unknown
time - it is *very* awkward to know how to respond to someone's plea to,
"call me right back!" when you haven't any idea *when* they called!

So please - as a general favor to all w/such devices - please say something
(clever, if possible!) and include in that something the date/time that you
called.

Cheers...

	Jim Jenal	(aka mss!jpj)