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- From: kadie@cs.uiuc.edu (Carl M. Kadie)
- Subject: Re: Random phone number harassment
- Message-ID: <Bxtw10.Cq4@cs.uiuc.edu>
- Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
- References: <phurley.78@tamu.edu> <1992Nov15.005732.1484@samba.oit.unc.edu> <BxqJHo.6np@cs.uiuc.edu> <1992Nov16.030800.27303@samba.oit.unc.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:36:35 GMT
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- [The use of "Radio Shack" here is hypothetical. I don't know that
- Radio Shack is (yet) using Caller-ID.]
-
- Terry.Parks@launchpad.unc.edu (Terry Parks) writes:
-
- [...]
- >If you don't want Radio Shack to have your phone number, choose not
- >to call them.
- [...]
-
- That is one way to do things. A better way, I believe, is for me to
- call them with my number blocked and for them to either accept the
- call or reject it. If they reject it, I can either not call them or
- unblock my number and call them back.
-
- I believe this is a better scheme because it allows Radio Shack and me
- to negotiate the terms of our information exchange. Radio Shack
- benefits from my business. I benefit by keeping my phone number
- out a possible telemarkter's list.
-
- - Carl
- --
- Carl Kadie -- kadie@cs.uiuc.edu -- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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