G'day Steven,

 In a message dated 30 Oct 02 you wrote:

 CH>> Except in Australia, where 000 is the equivalent of a 911 call
 CH>> there in the US of A.

 SH> There is no accounting for taste.

Taste has nothing to do with it. It's the fault of the stupid telcos who
designed the system in the first place.

We just have to live with it.

 CH>> I'm sure you can imagine the problems if IP nodes over there listed
 CH>> their numbers with a 911 prefix.

 SH> Then design something which would let me and others use a telephone
 SH> number like "-IP_system-" or "-IP-".

It's simple, and it works. Get your NC to change your listing to Pvt and
put -Unpublished- in the phone number field. Where's the problem?

 Craig

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