Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles; site ea.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!ea!jejones From: jejones@ea.UUCP Newsgroups: net.games.trivia Subject: phone-number taxonomy - (nf) Message-ID: <4000004@ea.UUCP> Date: Fri, 15-Jun-84 16:14:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ea.4000004 Posted: Fri Jun 15 16:14:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 04:01:53 EDT Lines: 14 Nf-ID: #N:ea:4000004:000:421 Nf-From: ea!jejones Jun 15 15:14:00 1984 #N:ea:4000004:000:421 ea!jejones Jun 15 15:14:00 1984 Alas, I do not know the answer to this, but I'm hoping someone does-- is there a canonical (if not official) name for the low-order four digits of a telephone number? I would suppose that the high-order three (which used to have picturesque names) are still referred to as the "exchange," but I've never heard anyone call the low-order digits anything. Responses summarized after a plausible delay... James Jones