Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/12/84; site aero.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!Glacier!oliveb!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!aero!billfoy From: billfoy@aero.ARPA (Bill Foy) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Re: Telephone mailing lists Message-ID: <520@aero.ARPA> Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 11:17:45 EST Article-I.D.: aero.520 Posted: Wed Oct 30 11:17:45 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 12:47:05 EST Reply-To: billfoy@aero.UUCP (Bill Foy) Organization: The Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, CA Lines: 9 Although, leaving the caller waiting for you to return to the phone certainly does waste his time, it wastes yours too, not to mention making your number unavailable to other callers. What I have found to be effective is to simply say "I don't accept phone solicitations." without acknowledging or answering any of the lead in comments or questions. The polite ones say "Thanks you" and hang up; the others just hang up. Bill Foy