Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cyb-eng.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!ut-sally!cyb-eng!topher From: topher@cyb-eng.UUCP (Topher Eliot) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Junk Phone Calls Message-ID: <346@cyb-eng.UUCP> Date: Sun, 11-Mar-84 22:05:58 EST Article-I.D.: cyb-eng.346 Posted: Sun Mar 11 22:05:58 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Mar-84 07:24:21 EST References: <802@dalcs.UUCP> <354@sask.UUCP> Organization: Cyb Systems, Austin, Texas Lines: 17 The Austin American-Statesman has machines calling (seemingly) at random. When you answer, they ask 1) whether you are a business or residence (I've never tried answering "business", maybe I will next time), and 2) if you've been happy with your service of home delivery of the paper. "What", they say, "you don't subscribe? Well, ..." Actually, I do, and when I started in with "Yeah, I'm pissed about all the missed papers..." they just told me the phone number of the never-answering 'I didn't get my paper' desk, and told me to call them. Maybe next time I'll use the occasion to arrange a subscription to some empty lot. -- Cheers, Topher Eliot Cyb Systems, Austin, TX ihnp4!ut-sally!cyb-eng!topher