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November 6th, 2003, 04:38 AM
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Re: OT Telemarketers
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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
i just got computer telemarketeered. it's evil. telemarketeers aren't nessasarily, but spammed by a computer...totally impersonal and one-sided.
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Called up and given a recorded message by a computer? If so, that is illeagal in and of itself in a lot of places. Some even have the company that did it fined for a particular amount, payable directly to the person called, on a per incident basis. You might want to see about finding a copy of your local laws in the library.
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November 6th, 2003, 06:33 AM
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Not to change directions but dang, this WinShow browser hijack is still around *after* repeated removals (manually unregistering its files and deleteing them, to using Ad Aware 6).
I don't know how it keeps coming back... I'm really pissed at 8ad.com and 00hq.com
People like that make me sick... especially since I *never* agreed to use their software. I wonder if my startup items were modified to get the latest crapware from them.
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November 6th, 2003, 06:39 AM
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Re: OT Telemarketers
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Called up and given a recorded message by a computer? If so, that is illeagal in and of itself in a lot of places. Some even have the company that did it fined for a particular amount, payable directly to the person called, on a per incident basis. You might want to see about finding a copy of your local laws in the library.
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November 6th, 2003, 07:16 AM
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Just the other day someone show up at my door. I look thru the stain glass door and did not recognize them and they were wearing regular clothing, so they were not Mormons either. I open the door to see what gives! And guess what! It was a salesperson...... AAGGGGGGG..….I hate door-to-door salesmen. No mater what I say, the dude would not SHUT UP!! And when he finally did shut up!… after five f---ing minutes... he ask me for a drink of water, so I told him stay there… and I got him a cup of water and told him to keep the f---ing cup, and then I closed the door.
Well… I did not say keep the f---ing cup... but I felt like saying it.
I hope this not the return of the door-to-door salesmen because of telemarketing. 
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November 6th, 2003, 07:21 AM
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Re: OT Telemarketers
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Originally posted by Instar:
Not to change directions but dang, this WinShow browser hijack is still around *after* repeated removals (manually unregistering its files and deleteing them, to using Ad Aware 6).
I don't know how it keeps coming back... I'm really pissed at 8ad.com and 00hq.com
People like that make me sick... especially since I *never* agreed to use their software. I wonder if my startup items were modified to get the latest crapware from them.
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Does your system auto back up at shut off? I know that on XP and even win2k you have to disable that function before killing a virus or it will come back.
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November 6th, 2003, 07:23 AM
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Re: OT Telemarketers
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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
i just got computer telemarketeered. it's evil. telemarketeers aren't nessasarily, but spammed by a computer...totally impersonal and one-sided.
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To bad we can get a port number and send it a virus. What a lovely day that would be when all of the Telemarketers computers crash because of the DONTCALLME Virus.
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November 6th, 2003, 07:30 AM
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yeah. ugh. stomach feel bad.
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