(Sorry, I am going to deviate from the expected convention of 'no top posting'. I think you'll understand why.)
Please do not post to usenet in html -- because this is what we get:
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> In a message dated Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:41:44 -080
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> face="Palatino Linotype" size=3>> When operators could
> dial toll calls themselves (and later> subscribers), confusing names
> caused problems. During the 1950s the> Bell System renamed many
> local exchanges for that reason and used a> standardized
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***** Moderator's Note *****
I second the motion!
Please post only plain text messages.
Bill Horne Temporary Moderator