Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!tektronix!cae780!hplabs!ucbvax!COLUMBIA.EDU!nobody From: nobody@COLUMBIA.EDU (Unprivileged User) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Submission for comp-dcom-telecom Message-ID: <8704240908.AA22339@columbia.edu> Date: Fri, 24-Apr-87 04:08:35 EDT Article-I.D.: columbia.8704240908.AA22339 Posted: Fri Apr 24 04:08:35 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Apr-87 03:23:59 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 37 Approved: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu Path: columbia!amsterdam!dupuy From: dupuy@amsterdam.columbia.edu (Alexander Dupuy) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Call Forwarding Questions.. Summary: Call Forwarding when nobody answers Message-ID: <4559@columbia.UUCP> Date: 24 Apr 87 09:08:34 GMT References: <870421111229.000018E9.AAPS.MA@UMass> Sender: nobody@columbia.UUCP Reply-To: dupuy@amsterdam.columbia.edu (Alexander Dupuy) Followup-To: comp.dcom.telecom Distribution: world Organization: Columbia University Computer Science Dept. Lines: 18 I have call forwarding on my phone line, which I primarily use for a modem. It's better than call waiting, which in some exchanges can't be overridden, since I can just forward calls to the other line while I'm using this one. But I can't forward calls to work, since (with N.Y. Tel) the other party has to answer your call-forwarding call for it to take effect. Is there some real reason for this "feature"? This feature would also seem to prevent setting up a busy forwarding loop as jsol suggested (I have not tried it, though). [You should be able to do the forwarding command TWICE to get it to work without the person answering the call. I.e. 72#5551212 72#5551212..... --jsol] I can get around it to some extent by having my calls at work forwarded to a secretary, but I would think letting the number ring a few (say 7) times ought to work as well. @alex --- arpanet: dupuy@columbia.edu uucp: ...!seismo!columbia!dupuy