Re: Do-Not-Call Works!

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:44:14 -0800, The Real Bev
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Bill Woessner wrote:
>> 
>> > SBC/PacBell (my phone service, god rot them) called me twice after the
>> > do-not-call list was effective so I turned them in.  I just got a
>> > notification dated November 26 that my service had been changed:
>> > "Customer requests no sales calls"
>> 
>> This is not a violation of the do-not-call list rules.  You are a customer
>> of SBC so they're allowed to call you at their leisure.  It sucks but it's
>> the way it is.
>
>As I said in the email that I answered before I saw this:
>
>"I know.  It was the second call that triggered the report."
>
>I would like to request that everybody check his/her posting settings to
>determine whether you are responding to the author as well as the
>group.  Many people (myself included) will assume that they have
>received an original message, as opposed to a cc, and will provide a
>reply even if it's just a polite acknowledgment.  This is a waste of
>time, energy and bandwidth for everybody. 
>
>If you really DO want to cc the writer of the post to which you're
>replying, put a POSTED AND MAILED notice at the top of the message.


You mean you can't tell the difference between reading email and
reading usenet?  That sucks!