[VoIP] AT&T Stops 'Time', Ends An Er

[Steph Kerman]

Thanks Greg. It finally DID come through. It was delayed by many hours, 
but apparently nothing to do with the address, though it seemed that way 
at first. I gave it lots of time to ripple through before sending test 
messages.

Steph

Greg Blakely wrote:
> Odd.  The Mail Exchange (MX) records both point to the same place:
>
>  # dig lists.ckts.info MX
>
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;lists.ckts.info.               IN      MX
>
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> lists.ckts.info.        10800   IN      MX      10 ns01.ckts.info.
>
>  # dig ckts.info MX      
>
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;ckts.info.                     IN      MX
>
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> ckts.info.              604800  IN      MX      10 ns01.ckts.info.
>
>
> It's possible that, if your email agent tries to deliver it to the "A" record rather than the "MX" record, it will be rejected.  But not outright ignored.
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: voip-bounces at lists.ckts.info 
>> [mailto:voip-bounces at lists.ckts.info] On Behalf Of Steph Kerman
>> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 7:00 PM
>> To: Voice Over IP * CNET
>> Subject: Re: [VoIP] AT&T Stops 'Time', Ends An Er
>>
>> Here is what I said at 6:23 PM
>>
>> The original message was addressed to:
>> Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches 
>> <voip at lists.ckts.info> , an address it inherited by replying 
>> to Jayson's message.  It seems that messages sent to this 
>> address go into cyberspace and do not post.
>>
>>
>> On Friday, NPR's ATC interviewed the gal who did the 
>> announcements used in California. She was someone other than 
>> Jane Barbie. I didn't catch her name.
>>
>> Steph
>>
>> Jayson Smith wrote:
>>     
>>> I have a complete set of recordings recorded off the 410-844-1212 
>>> machine which is still running. They're spoken by John 
>>>       
>> Doyle. As far 
>>     
>>> as I know, there are no remaining Jane Barbe machines with that 
>>> announcement style still in service. If interested, let me 
>>>       
>> know and I'll post the URL.
>>     
>>> Jayson
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Rusty Dekema" <rdekema at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches" 
>>>       
>> <voip at lists.ckts.info>
>>     
>>> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 1:37 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [VoIP] AT&T Stops 'Time', Ends An Er
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> Speaking of this, do any of you have an AT&T number for a 
>>>>         
>> time system 
>>     
>>>> that uses the exact phrasing:
>>>>
>>>> "Good (xyz), at the tone the time will be (zyx)." (As 
>>>>         
>> opposed to "at 
>>     
>>>> the tone, (name of time zone) time will be...)
>>>>
>>>> That was how 616-346-1212 (actually 346-****, but they didn't 
>>>> advertise it as such), the time line where I grew up, sounded.
>>>> Unfortunately, it has been out of commission in both the 
>>>>         
>> old 616 and 
>>     
>>>> new 269 split region for several years.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to replicate the system on my Asterisk machine, but I 
>>>> have not been able to find any similar recordings.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Rusty
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8/30/07, ikjtel <ikj1234i at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> FWIW, via slashdot
>>>>>
>>>>> "Starting in September, you will no longer be able to pick up a 
>>>>> landline, payphone, etc and find out what time it is at the beep. 
>>>>> AT&T, which has had the service since the 20s, cited a lack of 
>>>>> demand in the digital age as the reason for "time"'s extinction.
>>>>> Actually, the service had already stopped in most states, 
>>>>>           
>> but Nevada 
>>     
>>>>> and California — with their large rural and unmapped areas — were 
>>>>> still holding out, should the lost motorist or weary 
>>>>>           
>> hiker need to 
>>     
>>>>> know the time of day. But no more! The "Time Machine", which 
>>>>> consisted of two large drum-like devices that contained several 
>>>>> audio-tracks and a quite advanced system for syncing up with the 
>>>>> caller, will probably end up in a museum, anxiously awaiting the 
>>>>> arrival of its cousin: The Pay-Phone."
>>>>>
>>>>> Full article at
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>> http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus29aug29,0,2466396,full.co
>>     
>>> lumn?coll=la-home-center
>>>   
>>>       
>>>>> Max
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
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