Maurice Kinal wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

 RJT> Then again,  sometimes I hear about things and don't get around to 
 RJT> it.  Like take for example the recent nonsense that's been going on 
 RJT> about telemarketers (and yes,  I got my call today,  and one 
 RJT> yesterday,  and...).

 MK> Yeah.  We've been watching that develop up here in the Great White
 MK> North with interest.  Seeems we're letting you guys down there work
 MK> out all the bugs before attempting it ourselves.  Interesting.

Here's a major bug:  To get on (or off) that list,  by way of voice phone, 
you have to call it from the number you want it to apply to.  To do it via
web interface,  there's no such restriction -- and NO AUTHENTICATION IS
APPLIED!  This means that just about anybody who wants to can go in there
and fiddle with it...

 RJT> Here's where it gets good.

 RJT> Then we have _another_ court that says,  hey,  they can't pass a law 
 RJT> that says that telemarketers shouldn't call people that don't wanna 
 RJT> deal with them -- that might interfere with their "free speech"!  
 RJT> Free speech comin' outta my butt!

 MK> It's called payola up here, although the gov't prefers the term 
 MK> "make work project".  This way they can pad the numbers when 
 MK> official unemployement numbers are released.  It supposedly makes
 MK> them look good.  I dunno.  They look the same to me.

Heh.

 RJT> Nice to see you back in here,  anyway,  I guess things are 
 RJT> progressing with the bbs software at your end and such,  from 
 RJT> what I can see...

 MK> It has been a roller coaster ride so far.  Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!  :-) 

Yep!

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