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From: snoopy@sopwith.UUCP (Snoopy)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: How can I restrict outgoing phone calls? (2nd try)
Message-ID: <202@sopwith.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jun 89 19:21:26 GMT
References: <2019@egvideo.UUCP>
Reply-To: snoopy@sopwith.UUCP (Snoopy)
Organization: The Daisy Hill Puppy Farm
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In article <2019@egvideo.UUCP> timk@egvideo.UUCP (Tim Kuehn) writes:

| on the line to hang to phone up if more than seven digits are dialed (or 
| a "0" by itself, or other 'illegal' type phone call). 

Before blocking access to the operator, consider the possibility of
someone needing to be able to call for police/fire/ambulance/etc
from that phone.  911 (if available) *may* take care of these, but
it's worth thinking about.  Unanticipated problems have a way of
cropping up.

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