[plug] Voice Over IP

[Shayne O'Neill]

Are they legal? Seriously I'd talk these people out of using these things.
Last time I got a recorded phone spam I spent the next day tracking the
company down so I could get the satisfaction of yelling the hell at them.

Dont dont dont. Even for a "good cause". Ends dont *always* justify means.

--
Freedom's just another word for something new to regulate

On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, Mark Dixon wrote:

> A machine doing telemarketing is even easier to hang up on than a person
> doing telemarketing.  Has someone there done their sums on how much this
> is likely to cost (including the bad-will generated toward the charity
> doing it) vs the expected amount people will donate to a machine that
> calls during dinner?
>
> Chris Watt wrote:
> > I loathe telemarketers as well but it is the main income of the
> > community centre (it's for autistic children) so i made an exception.
> >
> > they do good work so im trying to help them save money wherever i can.
> >
> > cheers
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/13/05, garry <garbuck at westnet.com.au> wrote:
> >
> >>>>I'm doing a few weeks work here at the Midway Community Centre and as
> >>>>part of the telemarketing they do we are trying to set up an
> >>>>autodialing program.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>Before we continue any further can you assure us that this is not going
> >>>to be use to "spam" people?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>I was going to say this, but held my tongue. After all, one of the
> >>tennents of Open Source is "no restrictions on the use of"... Even
> >>though I loathe telemarketers too....
> >>
> >>8^|===
> >>
> >>Garry
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