Thanks for the reminder, Lissi. I did read that the initial registration was only good for 5 years and the time is running out. The business about cell phones is new. They used not be be available to anyone, which is why San Diego has asked people to register their cell phone numbers with the city so they can be called in the even of emergency, like the recent fires. The reverse 911 notification was only good for land lines. If the cell phone numbers are now being released, that is bad, since to answer or retrieve a message costs money. Grandma Cindy --- Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Booksharian Friends, > > A friend just sent me the short message below. I > called the number and > reached the National Do Not Call Registry. All I had > to do was press 1 for > English and then enter my phone number with area > code. > > Please use your discretion. My friend has never > given me spamish or damaging > computer advice, but I have no guarantees. I do know > those floods of > solicitating phone calls both annoy and trouble me. > > Here is here message. > > The FTC is releasing all phone numbers, cell and > land line, to telemarketers > today. If you want to be on the "do not call" list > you must call this > number 888.382.1222 from the phone number that you > are registering. > > And sheepishly I'll add that if I could take back > the message I wrote about > my dear guide dog and the flies, etc., I would. I > cringe at my audacity and > preachiness. I'm sorry. > > Always with love, > > Lissi > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.