Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site sdcc13.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!hao!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdcc13!kemasa From: kemasa@sdcc13.UUCP (kemasa) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Telephone mailing lists Message-ID: <358@sdcc13.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 13:30:42 EST Article-I.D.: sdcc13.358 Posted: Mon Nov 11 13:30:42 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Nov-85 20:43:21 EST References: <1042@mtuxo.UUCP> <504@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP> Reply-To: kemasa@sdcc13.UUCP (kemasa) Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center Lines: 22 I think what this whole thing comes down to is a way to allow people to look up your phone number if they forget it without having to put up with junk phone calls. It is easy to put up a sign in front of your house saying no salespeople, but how do you do the same thing with the phone. I don't like being rude to people who call, or come to the door, but it is sometimes bothersome to deal with. With these methods you can't look over the material as you can with junk mail. I don' want to limit my phone to only the people I have thought to give my number to by getting an unlisted number, but that doesn't mean I want every salesman to call me. It would be nice if the people who called asked after about 15 seconds if you are interested and take NO as answer so you don't have to be rude. I really don't care to tell a newspaper why I decided to get another paper instead of their paper, I also don't like being asked to get a paper I already get. I once was called several times on our two phone lines for some photograph to be taken (You have won, now just call this number to collect...) and when I complained that their machine kept calling I was told if you don't like it, don't answer! If the phone company would allow you to know the number of the calling party I think it would get rid of junk phone calls and prank calls, and I don't think it would be that hard to impliment. Kemasa.