Some bullshit

[prog]

If you are not the intended recipient, please do not retain, copy, use, or otherwise disclose the information contained in this message. Instead, please delete it and notify the sender.

Has this ever happened in the history of email?

"When you are finished recording, you may hang up, or press star for more options. (pause) To leave a numeric page, press pound. (pause) *boop*"

Has this ever happened in the history of telephony? As an alternative to leaving a voice message and then hanging up, I mean.

The first one is just insulting legalese that I barely notice, but the second actively wastes my time every time I leave a voice mail for practically anyone. I hate it!

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[ianmcin.livejournal.com]

As an alternative to leaving a voice message and then hanging up, I mean.

"Oops, I screwed up that message the first time, let me erase it and try again."

[prog.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting and legitimate-sounding use - you've actually done this?

It's never occurred to me that that could be among the mysterious "options", which I suppose I always dimly imagined would be an array of aural filters and sound effects you could add, or something. And anyway, I think like most people I'd only realize my error after I hung up anyway, and end up just calling again and leaving an amending message.

[daerr.livejournal.com]

I actually have...