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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
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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
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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