* * * * * Notes about an overhead voice mail message at The Ft. Lauderdale Office of the Corporation > From: Voicemail System > To: Sean Conner > Subject: New message 1 in mailbox XXXX > Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 11:57:43 -05:00 > > Sean Conner, > > There is a new voicemail in mailbox XXXX: > > From: "XXXXXXXXXXX XXX" > Length: 0:35 seconds > Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 11:57:47 AM > > Dial *98 to access your voicemail by phone. > Visit http://XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX to check your voicemail > with a web browser. > There is? Looks at phone. Oh yes, there is. It probably has something to do with my expired account [1] no doubt. Picks up the phone, and dials *98. “Ring.” “Ring.” “Ring.” “Comedy Mail. Mailbox.” “Comedy Mail. Mailbox.” “Comedy Mail. Mailbox.” What the— Okay, I think this is the password. Dials a few numbers. “Password.” “Password incorrect.” “Password.” “Password incorrect.” Oh! I guess it was this then … Dials some different numbers. “Password incorrect.” “Password.” “Password incorrect.” Okay, let me try that again! “Ring.” “Ring.” “Ring.” “Comedy Mail” Yeah, that's what I thought it said. Real funny. “Mailbox.” “Mailbox.” Oh! It must be expecting my extension. Um … this is an “intelligent” desk phone talking to a custom business switch. Shouldn't it **already** know my extension? Bloody programmers! Dials extension. “Password.” Dials some numbers. “You have one new messages and no old messages. Please press …” That's more like it. [1] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2015/07/15.1 Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org .