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From: jacka@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Jack C. Armstrong)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Computer phone soliciters
Message-ID: <6540004@hpcupt1.HP.COM>
Date: 11 Jan 89 16:43:08 GMT
References: <3366@sdsu.UUCP>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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  >I hate phone solicitations of all types.............

AMEN!!!!  The only permanent solution is (yuggg!) legislation, but how about
rendering the technique financially worthless?  DON'T HANG UP -- it only
encourages them to go bug someone else, and eventually it will be your turn
again.  Play their game - answer all their questions - erroneously.

Keep talking (or let them listen to your stereo), many of them are vox
(voice or any other noise) controlled.  Don't give them a random address,
(you might randomly chose a read one), a better choice would be the Better
Business Bureau or your least favorite congressman.

Let's face it - like bad TV, if it didn't sell things, they wouldn't do it.