I've never done that either. I have caller ID and an answering machine right in the telephone itself. It's so much easier. I've seen some calls that actually say "unknown name; unknown number" -- I would never answer that! (Norma the secluded old former farm woman). Oh HONEST; we lived out there in the boonies for THREE YEARS with NO PHONE AT ALL. Then when we finally did get it - it was on an EIGHT PARTY LINE. I'll never forget one call I got from a woman about buying a German Shepherd Dog. She said she'd asked the telephone operator about the German Shepherd lady out on the Greenwell Springs Road. The operator knew me - Ah life in the good old timey lane! Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: <ELG440@xxxxxxx> To: <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:15 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] National Do Not Call Registry - has it failed? I didn't register on the no call registry. I figured out a great solution. I just don't answer the phone. At work, the girls ask who it is, and if it is someone I can't remember, (which is almost everyone), I don't answer. On my cell phone unless it is Tedi, I don't answer it. I don't answer the phones after five at night, and I don't get home until seven. It works great. I never hear unsolicited phone calls. I also don't read e-mail unless it comes from the List, or has GSD in the address. Evan Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================