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From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Prefix numbers, or how to destroy a federation starship
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Date: Sat, 1-Jun-85 15:20:38 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun  1 15:20:38 1985
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Possibly the prefix code can be turned on and off.  If the ship is listening
for the prefix code and hears it, you have it.

Of course, how did Jim know that Khan's ship would accept the prefix codes?
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"5705 -- But there's no reply"                      Peter Merchant
           -- City Boy