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From: paul@deadpup.UUCP (paul)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,misc.wanted
Subject: Re: Want computer/voice sales hardware/software
Message-ID: <236@deadpup.UUCP>
Date: 20 May 89 02:50:37 GMT
References: <151@jma.UUCP> <2882@pegasus.ATT.COM> <504@atlas.tegra.UUCP>
Organization: self employed in Athens, OH
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In article <504@atlas.tegra.UUCP>, vail@tegra.UUCP (Johnathan Vail) writes:
> In article <2882@pegasus.ATT.COM> mzal@pegasus.ATT.COM (Mike Zaleski) writes:
> 
>    In article <151@jma.UUCP>:
>    >... looking for a PC compatible sales machine that will perform
>    >sequential dialing, deliver a message, detect answering
>    >machines, and accept voice recordings.
> 
>    I am looking for a zapper which can automatically destroy these
> 
> Try just setting the phone down.  If you hang up then the machine can
> go right on to bothering someone else.

I have encountered one such machine that when I used this technique
kept calling me back every 30 min or so. Upon listening to the recording,
I found that there was a point fairly early in the spiel where the victum
was supposed to respond. Apparently no response to this initial query
caused the bugger to hang up and call again later. Since then, I tend
to put the handset on top of my computer, where the hum of the three
muffin fans seems to keep the machine recording. Though I have also toyed
with the idea of acquiring one of those small freon horns and giving
whoever's on the other end a real surprise.

Paul J. Mech
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