Re: Do-Not-Call Works!

Bob Ward wrote:
> 
> <[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!

I read personal mail and news with Netscape 4.79 (I like the interface
better than more modern versions') and mail to the above address with a
different program with better spam filters. When mail to that address
comes in I have to look at the full headers to see whether a newsgroup
is listed.  If it is, I can probably assume I've just downloaded a CC. 
OTOH, sometimes I've downloaded CCs with NO newsgroup indication only to
see the post turn up in the newsgroup.

Whatever, it's annoying.  I think Netscape defaults to "post AND send
email" which is presumptuous. It also defaults to "text AND html" which
is stupid.

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Cheers,
Bev
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