Re: [tlug] Re: orbz test

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

>>>>> "Matt" == Matt Gushee <mgushee@example.com> writes:

    Matt> On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 04:47:59PM +0900, Jonathan Byrne
    Matt> wrote:
    >> > Has the cell-phone spam started in Japan yet?
    >> 
    >> I think it was invented here :-(

    Matt> Well, that's a shame. It seems to be just starting here
    Matt> ... my boss and I each got our first ones about a week ago,
    Matt> and it was the first either of us had heard of it.

Well, in Japan it sorta makes sense to do the email equivalent of
demon-dialing.  You see, for many providers, your email address is
your-phone-number@example.com  And it's like rental
cars: your-phone-number starts with an "area code" that screams "this
is a cellphone, spam me!"

But I can't tell the difference between US cell phones and regular
phones.



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