In message <000401c340e0$aab42310$19ee0b0a@force10networks.com>, "Stephen Sprun k" writes:

Thus spake "Tomas Daniska" <tomas@tronet.com>

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A: No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call Registry will stop most, but not all, telemarketing calls. Some businesses are exempt from the national registry and still can call you even if you place your number on it. Exempt businesses include:

long-distance phone companies airlines banks and credit unions; and the business of insurance, to the extent that it is regulated by state law. ... political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors or ...

Nearly every call I get today is by companies on the 'exempt' list, go figure.

Oh, it might get worse -- here's the first paragraph of a Wall Street Journal story: NEW YORK -- With millions of people signing up to stop receiving pesky sales calls, the nation's biggest marketers are preparing a new round of potentially annoying advertising pitches via e-mail and direct mail. Oh, joy -- more spam instead of telemarketers. --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me) http://www.wilyhacker.com (2nd edition of "Firewalls" book)