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srobert

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A new plague of unwanted messages threatens internet users, according to a US company. Spam and spim - spam by instant messenger – are about to be joined by "spit" - spam over internet telephony. Qovia, based in Frederick, Maryland, have recently filed two patent applications for technology to thwart spit.

Gawd I hate spammers :mad:
 
I pretty much get these now on my analogue phone line. Some type of automated message that is sent to a bunch of voicemail users at once. Very annoying.
Either that or they call you with a pre-recorded message that plays to you if you answer but goes to voicemail if you don't answer.
 
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