Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site anasazi.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!noao!terak!anasazi!john From: john@anasazi.UUCP (John Moore) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Call holding & modems Message-ID: <261@anasazi.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 18:32:50 EDT Article-I.D.: anasazi.261 Posted: Fri Aug 9 18:32:50 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 07:45:29 EDT References: <260@anasazi.UUCP> Reply-To: john@anasazi.UUCP (John Moore) Distribution: net Organization: Anasazi, Phoenix Az. Lines: 20 In article <260@anasazi.UUCP> will@anasazi.UUCP (Will Fuller) writes: >This line is provided as a bonus to telco for inventing UNIX > >If you have call holding and the phone rings your connection >gets trashed and your security is left wide open whilst you are >busy cursing at the "unconcious connector". >For an additional ~$1.75 a month you can add the service of call >forwarding. Just punch in the code numbers and forward all calls >to your number. When someone calls they get a proper busy signal. >Best of all your connection remains unmolles% Well... I tried this just now and it doesn't work. Apparently the switch recognizes that you are forwarding to yourself and just ignores the request. However, if you have more than one line, forward the phone to the other line and it works fine. I have used this many times. [also at Anasazi, and therefore on the same phone service...] -- John Moore (NJ7E) {decvax|ihnp4|hao}!noao!terak!anasazi!john