"Bernie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bob wrote:
> >All sorts of modern "conveniences" can be turned against us: My phone
seems
> >to ring every time I want to relax, and sure enough, it's a telemarketer.
> [...]
> Say that you are busy and that you can call the person back latter if you
> get his home number. [...]
That was a good episode!
Actually, there are a number of ways to torment them, but unfortunately I've
already been disturbed by then. My all-time favorite is the "baby in the
bathtub" scenario...
Telemarketer: "Hello blah blah blah"
Me: "OK, but please be quick. I've got the baby in the bath."
Telemarketer: "Oh, OK. blah blah blah (let 'em go for a bit)"
Me: "Oh my God! The Baby!"
(You get the idea)
> Latest idea here in Sweden when it comes to advertisments is that if we
> don't want advertisments comming as e-mail we should specifically say so.
> Anyone who then wants to get his/her hands on a lot of e-mail address only
> need to get ahold of this register (which any company of course can get so
> they don't send to people who don't want e-mail).
That's "opt-out". The problem is that it's voluntary on the part of the
marketeers, and they'd now have a verified goldmine list of real, known-good
addresses. As they're often running scams anyhow, switching company names
and domains is hardly beneath them.
We need "opt-in" where they legally can't send you their drivel unless you
specifically ask for it. Of course, they'll whine that they'll be put out of
business, but that's sort of the point.
- Bob
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