On 25/1/05 1:05 PM, "Robert Howells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> From your description I wonder though whether it is a person or some
> sort of automatic dialing machine .
A recent trick being used by spammers/marketing people is to use an
automated system that will ring up a number at all sorts of times on
different days. They analyze the results to create profiles on when you are
most likely to be home and then on sell this information to other marketing
companies.


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