Oh yes, the MPS (and similar services for other modes of communication) are great, especially the TPS. They do seem to work better than 95%. Sadly they don't deal with **unaddressed** material, i.e. the leaflets which the Post office delivers to each household in an area. Jim ============================================== -----Original Message----- From: Geoff Scott [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 10 November 2004 10:13 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [data-protection] Cold Calling There is a service - called the Mail Preference Service. There's also one for unsolicited faxes - called, spookily enough, the Fax Preference Service. Geoff Scott -----Original Message----- From: Jim Whitaker [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 10 November 2004 10:01 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [data-protection] Cold Calling And now all we need to add is an ability to stop the junk mail of unaddressed leaflets delivered by the Post Office. Jim ============================================= -----Original Message----- From: Broom, Doreen [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 10 November 2004 09:54 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [data-protection] Cold Calling ***** This email was sent via the INTERNET ***** At last..................... http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/14598761?source=Evening%20St andard ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at : - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^