On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:51:51 -0700, Sheldon > wrote:

>
>Crank calls aren't nearly so serious as being published permitting the
>crooks and nutcases from knowing where you live... and today most
>crank calls are computer generated anyway (just a roulette wheel),
>there is no real malice or intent directed at a particular individual,
>telemarketers and crank callers are equal opportunity pests. I really
>don't see any security connection between caller ID and being
>unpublished; apples and oranges. Having to make a choice I'd always
>choose unpublished, I can hang up on a crank call but it's not so easy
>to prevent someone who knows how to physically find you from menacing
>you in a real way. Telemarketers/cranks are not seeking to burglarize
>your house. I've always maintained an unpublished number, since long
>before caller ID was a dream. Anyone who gives up their unpublished
>status because they think caller ID is a substitute is a fool.

Oh, good grief! Does the word paranoia ring a bell?
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