Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1.chuqui 4/7/84; site nsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!nsc!chuqui From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Re: Junk Calls Message-ID: <1291@nsc.UUCP> Date: Sun, 5-Aug-84 15:30:50 EDT Article-I.D.: nsc.1291 Posted: Sun Aug 5 15:30:50 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 6-Aug-84 01:09:24 EDT References: <2891@utah-cs.UUCP> <5400002@hpfclp.UUCP> Organization: Bryn Myrrdin Lines: 15 >If you really don't want to hurt their feelings (e.g. by hanging up as soon >as you know it's junk) get a telephone answering machine. You can listen >to the calls that come in and answer the ones you want. I would much rather hang up on someone I know than force my friends to listen to my machine while I'm home. I find it somewhat annoying (but understandable) when someone does that to me. -- From the depths of the Crystal Cavern: Chuq Von Rospach {amd,decwrl,fortune,hplabs,ihnp4}!nsc!chuqui nsc!chuqui@decwrl.ARPA Dreams, dreams, enchanter! Gone with the harp's echo when the strings fall mute; with the flame's shadow when the fire dies. Be still, and listen.