ts@cup.portal.com (06/06/91)
Tom Perrine asked: > PS: I am also looking for any "stupid phonemail(tm) tricks" that > anyone can suggest. I have a sense of humor that has been described as > "strange, demented but never intentionally hostile". Something we can > all laugh at here, as a way to make the new phone system a little less > scary for some of our more telephobic employees. We have ROLM > PhoneMail, Release 5.0. The voice mail system where I work lets us send messages with delayed delivery. It appears that one can set a message for delivery several months ahead. I've thought of leaving a message for my boss set to go off in about six months. Every month I could then cancel this and resend it for six months ahead. Thus, this message would only get delivered to my boss if I failed to cancel and resend it, which should only happen if I die. The message would be something like this: "Hello, this is Tim! It's real hot here, and I miss you quite a bit. The good news is I've seen the list and you are scheduled to join me here! Having a hell of a time, hope to see you soon. -- Tim" Tim Smith [Moderator's Note: I'll probably join you, since I want to be with all my friends, and they all enjoy spending their summer vacation at that nice resort in Hell, Michigan. (Area 313, just southwest of Ann Arbor for the curious among you.) It has been one hell of a long day here, so I think I will quit for tonight and go to bed. PAT]