Hamish Rickerby wrote in a message to John Summers:
>The constant bantering back and forth is detracting from the purpose of this
>ECHO.
>It is illegal and nothing said here will change that.
HR> Sorry for this, but this is an International Echo, and what
HR> is illegal in the US, may not be illegal elsewhere (in New
HR> Zealand, where I live).  I have no idea if it's illegal to
HR> listen to peoples calls here in New Zealand, but you can buy
HR> scanners in the shops, and I do listen with my 'ol Motorola
HR> "Brick" Phone :)
This is an ECHO that ** I ** moderate and as such the topic is off topic.
Although it is distributed internationally (and this has come up before) the 
rules are applied in the country that I (the moderator) live in.
Thanks for understanding and obeying the rules.
John Summers
http://www.ultravision.net
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