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Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 11:27:59 -0400
From: Harry Tabak <htabak@quadtelecom.com>
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To: Steve Littleford <slittleford@all.org>
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IANAL, but I believe the attact that you are proposing is considered
harassment and would leave you exposed to both criminal and civil
liability.  And yes, your calls can be traced.

	- Harry

Steve Littleford wrote:
> 
> Everyone,
> 
>    I know spam is a fact of life, but these guys have a reputation for
> being jerks (or Toner weasels, if you prefer).
> http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~atman/spam/
> 
>  > **** VORTEX SUPPLIES ****
> 
> ...
> 
>  > ORDER BY PHONE:1-888-288-9043
> 
>  > ORDER BY FAX: 1-888-977-1577
>  > E-MAIL REMOVAL LINE: 1-888-494-8597
> 
> <HHOS>
> Since this is a security list, could someone tell me what security
> problems I might run into if my FreeBSD machine were configured to call
> these 1-888 numbers continually?  Aside from the hardware about two or
> three modems?  Is it possible to assign this task to a non-root thread?
> </HHOS>
> 
> -Steve
> 
> (gee, what do I do with these spare modems and Digi-Board?)
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