On 17 Aug 95 at 10:24, Kevin J. Sinclair wrote: > What happens if someone takes the telephone and does the equivalent > of a spam? What if they hooked the phone to their pc, and had it > dial number after number, and play some kind of recording to each > person that answered? What you are refering too is automated telemarketing and it is illegal in most states (maybe all). > I don't know much about these kind of laws but there ought to be > some kind of harrassment laws out there... There are, although the internet is a democratic anarchy where the users set the standards that they choose to function under, so there is a lot of grey area involved. Don't worry, once the lawyers figure out how to generate fees and lawsuits off of the net the whole thing will get buried in regulations.