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From: pdt@mhuxv.UUCP (tyma)
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Subject: Re: Can autodialing "wear out" a modem?
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Date: Fri, 15-Jun-84 13:38:17 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 15 13:38:17 1984
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	> Who Cares what the phone company thinks? That is what
	> we are paying totally outrageous prices for, they don't
	> have an opinion, you know, like hired killers. As long
	> as they get the money, they con't care.

Maybe you figure that someone in the phone company would care about
infinite-loop dialing because they just like to make up silly
policies or because they are worried about equipment wearing out.
Don't worry about the equipment--it's designed for continuous
operation.  But who loses if many people dial continuously?
YOU do--your calls won't go through because the leveraged resources
in the central office will be exhausted by the continued (fruitless)
dialing.  Maybe you'd only be trying to call Mom to chat; but
then again, maybe it might be an emergency call.

Don't be considerate for the phone company's sake--do it for yourself
and for your neighbors.

				The PERSONAL opinion of
					Paul Tyma