If you want a technological solution, put these tones on your answering machine:
http://www.scn.org/~bk269/errorbeeps1.wav The automated calling systems will log your number as being disconnected (only one of the three is needed, I forget which) and not call you back. But yes, your cynicism is well founded, with so many powerful special interests, its tough for the normal interests to have a say. Reminds me of how the soda companies lobby for government subsidies for corn so they can pay less for corn syrup. Dan On Friday, June 27, 2003 19:06, Todd Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >When will the government listen to the "will of the people" and just >outlaw spam and tele-marketing (with severe enough penalties to >deter)? > >Ooops. I'm sorry. I had brain fart. > >I wasn't thinking that the lobbyists for keeping spam and tele-marketing >around have deeper pockets than the poor users. Combined with the >golden rule of capitalism: "He who has the gold makes the rules.", >results in what we have today. > >I think that the do not call list will result in a new call list worth >$$MM. > >Todd Holt >Xidix Technologies, Inc >Las Vegas, NV USA >www.xidix.com > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.JunkMail- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Patnode >> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 6:37 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] OT: National Do Not Call Registry >> >> More info and stats: >> >> >> http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/advice/20030627a1.asp >> >> The Federal Trade Commission says more than 1,000 people per second >are >> trying to register either online or by phone. >> >> In an ironic twist, a technology consulting firm discovered that spam >> filters, specifically Yahoo's and perhaps others, are blocking many of >the >> confirmation e-mails consumers are supposed to receive to complete >their >> online registration. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Friday, June 27, 2003 12:49, Dan Patnode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >Stops the telemarketers (with some exceptions), debuted this >> >morning: >> > >> >http://donotcall.gov/ >> > >> > >> > >> >More junk stopping info: >> > >> >http://www.obviously.com/junkmail/ >> > >> >--- >> >[This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus >> >(http://www.declude.com)] >> > >> >--- >> >This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To >> >unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and >> >type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found >> >at http://www.mail-archive.com. >> > >> >> --- >> [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus >> (http://www.declude.com)] >> >> --- >> This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To >> unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and >> type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found >> at http://www.mail-archive.com. >> --- >> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus >> (http://www.declude.com)] > > >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus >(http://www.declude.com)] > > >--- >[This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus >(http://www.declude.com)] > >--- >This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To >unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and >type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found >at http://www.mail-archive.com. > --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
