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voicemail update


From: John C. Mitchell <jcm () cs Stanford EDU>
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 93 17:51:46 -0700



I didn't get very far with my friend at Octel.
When I complained about empty messages, he suggested that
I make my recorded greeting longer so callers would have more
time to hang up. I guess "user friendly" hasn't made it to 
the voicemail industry yet.

I did learn a new slang verb, however. In Octel-speak,
to "337" something is to tune out before you finish hearing
the argument. If comes from the code for fast-forwarding 
to the end of a voicemail message (33) and deleting it (7).

John Mitchell


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