[ale] OT: Do Not Call list

[KingBahamut]

I wonder what people did in the olden days before Caller ID.


On 5/25/06, Steve Brown <braino420 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 08:44:26 -0600
> From: JK <jknapka at kneuro.net>
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Do Not Call list
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
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> Geoffrey wrote:
>
> <snip>
> >I'm wondering if the "quick, go register with the do not call list RIGHT
> >NOW!!!***!!!"
> >hoax is really a roundabout way of *gaining* access to cell numbers.
> >
> >Reasoning:
> >
> >The do-not-call website states that DNC registrations stay in effect for
> >five years; but what
> >happens to them then?  Will the DNC registry publish a list of numbers
> >that *expired* from
> >the registry without renewal? If so, then anyone who responds to the
> >hoax (as I admit
> >I did) is giving the telemarketers their cell number, five years from
> >now, unless they
> >remember to renew with the DNC registry.  And since we all know that the
> >hoax was a
> >hoax, why would we bother to re-register? QED
> >
> >-- JK
>
> Yes, and after the 5 years you would simply call them again and have your
> number put back on the list (it really did take less than a minute). But
> aside from doing that, I'd be pretty surprised to find out that someone has
> been able to keep their number out of a telemarketer's hands. Telemarketers
> can be fun, when you're not busy or anything; "Sure! Tell me all about it!"
> *set down phone*. It's one of those things where you don't feel bad, no
> matter what you do. But I do what most of you guys do: don't answer any
> calls unless I know the number.
>
> -Steve Brown
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