Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version VT3.4 8/17/84; site vortex.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!vortex!lauren From: lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: pre-recorded phone ads Message-ID: <423@vortex.UUCP> Date: Sat, 20-Oct-84 10:18:44 EDT Article-I.D.: vortex.423 Posted: Sat Oct 20 10:18:44 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 21-Oct-84 15:10:31 EDT References: <112@dlpco.uucp> Organization: Vortex Technology, Los Angeles Lines: 12 Be warned that in some states (like California) it is theoretically illegal to run pre-recorded messages unless a person first asks you if you want to hear it, and they are also supposed to monitor it and release as soon as you hang up. Setting up crontab to dial numbers, without playing messages or having some "commercial" intent, would probably be considered to be simple harrassment and would most likely be illegal in and of itself. I recommend more carefully considered techniques to deal with such situations. --Lauren--