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From: ken@birtch.UUCP (Ken)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Telephone mailing lists
Message-ID: <76@birtch.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 18:20:24 EST
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Posted: Tue Oct 29 18:20:24 1985
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> In article <370@cylixd.UUCP> dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby) writes:
> >A particularly insidious kind of sales call now appearing in several
> >cities is one which is initiated by computer, and contains recorded
> >  .
> >  .
> 
> These machines are especially obnoxious since they refuse to release your
> phone line until they are done with you. 
>   .
>   .

I agree.  One of these machines called the number where I work (my boss
had a private line to his office, and he was away).  It started the
recording, and I hung up.  IT CALLED BACK!!  and started the recording
over again.  Again, I hung up, and, yes, it called back.  The thing
would not let me (the phone line) go until it had played the whole
message (about two minutes worth).

If anyone out there in net_land works at one of these places that use
this type of machine, or knows someone who does, tell them to *PLEASE*
allow the person who answers to hang up, without being harassed!

				respectfully,
					Ken B.