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|    it went like this..    |
|    25 Nov 22 22:03:00    |
      MSGID: 1:153/757.21@fidonet 02c5efd3       PID: OpenXP/5.0.51 (Win32)       CHRS: ASCII 1       TZUTC: -0500       I had a phone call that went like this:              Them: May I speak to the owner of the business?              Me: What's this about?              Them: We are (undescernable bla bla) POS company.              Me: What POS company?              Then: (undescernable bla bla bla) POS company.              Me: Sorry, but we already have a problem. I can't quite make        out what you are saying.              Them: We have great rates for your POS service. How long have        you been in business?              Me: Sorry, but unless you are calling about placing an order        with my company I don't have time to answer arbitrary        questions.              Them: It's OK. We are not selling anything. This call is to        find out what POS merchant company are you with now? What is        your annual sales income? ...              Me: Not interested.              Them: I'm telling you, we want to send you FREE information!              Me: But my information, and time answering your questions is        NOT free. Goodbye.              -=-=-=-=-              Until recently, my business line was a landline. And everytime        I would try to hang up on a call, the line would NOT release a        dialtone back to me. I would have to wait until the caller        terminated the call. Now on cellular, when I initiate a        disconnect it is a true disconnect.              --        ../|ug              --- OpenXP 5.0.51        * Origin: Mobile? Join CHAT here: https://tinyurl.com/y5k7tsla (1:153/757.21)       SEEN-BY: 15/0 105/81 106/201 114/705 123/120 129/305 134/100 153/0       SEEN-BY: 153/141 149 757 7715 218/700 840 220/70 221/6 226/17 30 229/110       SEEN-BY: 229/111 112 113 114 317 426 428 470 664 700 250/5 8 267/800       SEEN-BY: 280/464 282/1038 298/25 305/3 317/3 320/219 322/757 396/45       SEEN-BY: 712/848 770/1 920/1 2320/105       PATH: 153/757 221/6 218/840 770/1 317/3 229/426           |
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