Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC: Do not call list

[Robert W. Garven Jr. (rgarven]

get a mac,it filters all my spam out ay about 99% accuracy. I still  
get the viagra stuff at work but we have pc's.

Rob
On Mar 9, 2008, at 4:00 PM, LarryT wrote:

> Thx Hans,
>    Appreciate that info.  I re-registered also.  My biggest problem  
> is all
> the porn email I get. Thankfully it's not graphic but even with the
> mis-spelled words it can be understood.  Hmm I wonder wht there  
> isn't some
> software that can do what our brains do in a very short time?
>
>    One day I guess.
>
>    As far as phone calls in the afternoon and evening  - we started
> watching out phone numbers on caller ID and if it's an 800 number we  
> asnswer
> with "Hello?" and then do it one more time.  If no one answers very  
> shortly,
> we  know it's some kind of company calling and we hang-up - only  
> giving them
> 2 seconds to respond or so.  We've gotten pretty good at it.
>
>    And after 10pm we turn the ringer off on the MBR phone.
> Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hans E. Hansen" <FList [at] hanshansen.org>
> To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 8:31 PM
> Subject: [Ferrari] NFC: Do not call list
>
>
> > It's really slow on the list lately, so I'm throwing out an off  
> > topic:
> >
> > I've been getting a lot of telemarketer calls lately.  Last night
> > was the last straw, as someone called at midnight.
> >
> > A few years ago when they announced the "Do not call" program,
> > I registered.  It seemed to have helped.  But no more.
> >
> > The original program said your registeration would expire in 5 years,
> > but according to their website, they have not actually deleted  
> > anybody.
> >
> > But I checked my number, and sure enough, they no longer have
> > me listed.
> >
> > So, if you are being pestered, go to:
> >
> > www.donotcall.gov
> >
> > and re-register.
> >
> > Hans.
> > PS: Because of lackluster enforcement, Oregon has taken it
> > upon themselves to enforce the list for Oregon phone numbers.
> > Oregon previously did this and prosecuted about 200 violators.
> > The Feds?  They have only gone after 28 violators in the last
> > 5 years.
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