Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site phri.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!pesnta!phri!roy From: roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) Newsgroups: net.legal,net.religion,net.misc Subject: Re: Auto-dialing Falwell Message-ID: <2147@phri.UUCP> Date: Sun, 19-Jan-86 21:26:28 EST Article-I.D.: phri.2147 Posted: Sun Jan 19 21:26:28 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 20-Jan-86 22:18:14 EST References: <186@gladys.UUCP> <> <5684@cca.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Public Health Research Inst. (NY, NY) Lines: 16 Xref: decwrl net.legal:2936 net.religion:9219 net.misc:8438 > Harassing phone calls are illegal most everywhere and you could probably > sue someone doing that sort of thing and recover the costs To quote from the "NYNEX White Pages" for Manhattan, under "Consumer Rights and Responsibilities": Harassment by telephone. It is a crime under both state and federal laws for anyone to make obscene or harassing telephone calls. These laws have penalties of imprisonment and/or a fine. -- Roy Smith System Administrator, Public Health Research Institute 455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016