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Can the voice messages be read?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·Part of What is the Buzzer for?·3 answers·0·0 following
Most likely: the messages are references into code tables held by recipients, so they cannot be read without the tablesAhead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

Where it stands

Three answers have been proposed. The messages are references into code tables held by recipients, so they cannot be read without the tables. leads, with evidence 1 for: partly supported by its tests. Two are still possible.

Why it matters

Thousands of messages are logged in a fixed format: a five-digit group, a code word and two four-digit groups⁠[1]. Their content would answer the purpose question directly.

Answers 3

Evidence: 1 for
Most likely
None of these.
Not tested enough to call either way
Evidence: none yet
Still possible
Evidence: none yet
Still possible

History

  1. Gorvett: no message has been decoded despite years of public logging.For: The messages are references into code tables held by recipients, so they cannot be read without the tables.
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