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Letter: Letters : . . .

Published 24 August 1996

From Marilla Chant

Melbourne, Australia

This happens a lot at work, but we’ve overcome the problem by transferring
the incoming screeching call to the fax machine’s number. We just use the same
procedure as if we were transferring a phone call to someone else’s phone. I
realise this wouldn’t work in all cases but might help some readers in a similar
predicament.

Issue no. 2044 published 24 August 1996

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