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  2. From: rat@ruth.UUCP (David Douthitt)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
  4. Subject: Re: scheduled events that take phone off-hook?
  5. Message-ID: <F46wXB11w165w@ruth.UUCP>
  6. Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 00:19:38 CST
  7. References: <ygXmXB2w165w@1776.COM>
  8. Organization: Network XXIII - +1 608 222 9253
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  11. bob@1776.COM (Robert Coe) writes:
  12.  
  13. | I don't understand this entire thread.  What purpose is served by taking the
  14. | phone off-hook that isn't better served by simply turning off the modem's
  15. | auto-answer capability?
  16.  
  17. LOTS!
  18.  
  19. "Ring Ring Ring Ring" = "Hey Joe, scratch that BBS - it's down...."
  20.  
  21. "Bwrap Bwrap Bwrap" = "Joe, let's try that BBS later - it's busy..."
  22.  
  23. .... simple.
  24.  
  25.  
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  30. "...because appealing to the masses has |  anon uucp, first time login,
  31.  never appealed to us."                 |  mail to fileserver@ruth.uucp
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