On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Mary Krugman wrote:

> So, Larry ... It looks pretty hopeless as far as the AOL "mail controls,"
> right? I'll give up spending any more time on it and just delete them as they
> come in ... and come in... and in. Thanks for all the information -- it
> really helped me understand how difficult a task it is to keep the spam out.
> I wonder if they ever really sell anything?

They must -- else why bother?

I got a telemarketing call last night which was technically fabulous.
When I picked up the phone, I said "hello?" and there were some sounds
like the phone handset had slipped out of the caller's hand.  He seemingly
picked it up, muttered an apology, and launched right into his spiel for a
furniture and carpet cleaning biz.  He made it sound like he was desperate
to get enough work to keep his guys busy, etc. etc.

It wasn't until he said "Look, I'm in the office right now, press 8 to
talk to me" that I realized it was all a recording.  The "dropped
receiver" bit was a clever way to miss the opening chit-chat that a
recording couldn't handle, and hence fool me into not hanging up
instantly.

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Lawrence Kestenbaum, [log in to unmask]
Washtenaw County Commissioner, 4th District
The Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com
Mailing address: P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106