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From: ran@ho95e.UUCP (RANeinast)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Telephone mailing lists
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Date: Fri, 18-Oct-85 08:26:56 EDT
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> > Does anyone know how one gets on these lists, or possibly how
> > to get off them short of having an unlisted number? 
> 
> Unfortunately, many of these solicitors are not working from mailing
> lists, but are just given a prefix or set of prefixes, and call every
> number consecutively, returning to those numbers that are busy or
> don't answer.
> 
> Michael C. Berch

Actually, the local phone companies sell directories with the
numbers arranged by STREET ADDRESS.  I can always tell when
the solicitors are using those, because my wife and I have separate
listings (different last names).  We then get two of these
idiotic calls, one right after the other.  The solicitors are too
stupid to notice that they've just dialed the same number twice
(either that, or they are using automatic dialers, but I doubt it).
I now let the second call ring.

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". . . and shun the frumious Bandersnatch."
Robert Neinast (ihnp4!ho95b!ran)
AT&T-Bell Labs