The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
voice-net
n.
Hackish way of referring to the telephone system, analogizing it to a
digital network. Usenet sig blocks not uncommonly include the sender's
phone next to a ?Voice:? or ?Voice-Net:? header; common variants of this
are ?Voicenet? and ?V-Net?. Compare paper-net, snail-mail.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
voice-net
Hackish way of referring to the plain old telephone system,
comparing it to a digital network. Usenet sig blocks
sometimes include the sender's telephone number next to a
"Voice:" or "Voice-Net:" header; variants of this are
"Voicenet" and "V-Net".
Compare paper-net, snail-mail.
[Jargon File]
(1995-02-16)