I think he was just posting a suggestion, not asking for workarounds.
It's a legitimate request and a frequent one. It's been asked through 6
versions now.
Too bad it will never happen.
--
Russ Valentine
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"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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TER wrote:

Adding an alpha character to the fax#s in 656 contacts is not a very
attractive option.

Perhaps not, but you're limited in the options you do have and that's the
easiest to implement. You could also put the FAX numbers in some other
non-address field and leave the FAX number field empty.
--
Brian Tillman