Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxl!essachs From: essachs@ihuxl.UUCP (Ed Sachs) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Ann Landers & phones Message-ID: <1283@ihuxl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Aug-84 10:28:20 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxl.1283 Posted: Wed Aug 8 10:28:20 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Aug-84 03:25:50 EDT References: <186@rhino.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 13 ================================================================= It seems to me that most Orthodox Jews will allow automatic devices (e.g., timers to turn lights on and off) to operate on Shabbat. Therefore, if they worry about missing important phone calls, they could purchase an answering machine which would let them listen to incoming callstouching the telephone (or any other elcetrical device). Non-emergency calls would be recorded for playback after sundown. -- Ed Sachs AT&T Bell Laboratories Naperville, IL ihnp4!ihuxl!essachs