[plug] Voice Over IP

[Chris Watt]

The machine im referring to i the computer in front of the person
calling.  they have real callersw.  mainly old ladies amusing
themselves.

all i want is somewhere to find information on this , please.

the autodialler is simply a program that isues them a number and then
calls it for them, ocne hte system works.




On 6/13/05, Mark Dixon <MarkDixon at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Shayne asked: "Are they legal?"
> 
> Well the Prime Minister used a technology very much like this quite
> extensively in the lead up to the last federal election.  So apparently
> it is at least legal for politicians.  However, I note with disgust that
> the pollies have explicitly excluded themselves from the requirement to
> obey the anti-SPAM legislation so they may well have excluded themselves
> from voice Spam as well.  Back to square one - is it legal?
> 
> Apart from the legality is it also worth asking: will the charity do
> more harm than good by using a sales technique that a growing number of
> potential donors find obnoxious.
> 
> Shayne O'Neill wrote:
> > 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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