Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site denelcor.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!denelcor!neal From: neal@denelcor.UUCP (Neal Weidenhofer) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Junk Phone Calls - How to Fight Back Message-ID: <353@denelcor.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Mar-84 20:40:39 EST Article-I.D.: denelcor.353 Posted: Thu Mar 8 20:40:39 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Mar-84 10:25:22 EST References: <361@hogpc.UUCP> Organization: Denelcor, Aurora, CO Lines: 25 ************************************************************************** >Anytime a machine calls you, do a little legwork and find out the >NAME and PHONE NUMBER (preferably home phone -- often in the phone >book) of the President of the company who sponsored the call. >Post it to the net. Then, everyone on the net should call this >number and complain. (If each person calls once, it isn't >harassing -- after all, the machine called us!) I second the motion as well as the one that recommended sending a letter to the newspaper complaining of the practice (sorry, I lost the reference to that article). I'd also send a copy of the letter to the above mentioned company president. Don't be afraid to mention names if you're sure of them. Call him first and then if it happens again, start sending letters. If you're significantly inconvenienced (if you can't use your phone, for example, especially in an emergency) consider suing. Regards, Neal Weidenhofer Denelcor, Inc.!denelcor!neal