🚀 go-pugleaf

There is a slightly more low-tech approach.  I have found that going to
www.the-dma.org and filling out the "do not call" form works really well.  I
have only had a handful of calls since I did this.  With the few calls, a
curt "take me off your fucking list!" works pretty well.

PS - to all of you who would defend these direct marketing assholes, and say
they need to earn a living...I say eff you.

"Beartooth" <karhunhammas@Lserv.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.43.0203111057530.874-100000@saltmine.radix.net...
>
> I don't know if there's a generic term for these
> things yet. The one I noticed was in a Radio Shack, but I
> presume there must be competitors. I'm wondering first
> whether they're a good thing, then whether RS's is a good
> one at a good price (fifty bucks).
>
>        According to the clerk, the gizmo detects the
> phone-dialing machine, and sends it a message saying :
> "This phone has been disconnected. Delete the number from
> your list." He also said something to the effect that it was
> compatible with existing answering machines.
>
>        Upon being asked, he said the detection worked off
> the delay between the time the machine connects to you and
> the time it hands off the connection to a human -- or, I
> suppose, to a phone-spam-machine that plays a recording ...
>
>        I've got a sneakin' hunch this is going to be like
> Call Intercept : some use for a while. Our trashcall volume
> went way down with that -- and then up went the rate for
> trashcalls that give a number, instead of just
> "unavailable," or whatever your caller-ID machine shows.
>
> I also wonder how much risk there is of false
> positives (the zapper killing someone it shouldn't) or
> unanticipated interactions with either of my answering
> machines (one turned off as to answering, but there on the
> line) -- or any other home hardware : DSL filters,
> splitters, answering-machine-shutter-uppers, surge
> protectors, .....
>
> Any experience/advice?
>
> --
> RR 'Beartooth' Neuswanger <karhunhammas (at) lserv.com>
> There is no curse in Entish, Elvish, nor the tongues of Men
> dire enough for the least of spammers. So we do what we can.
> Send spam to spamrecycle@chooseyourmail.com
> see http://www.cauce.org/
>
>
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