[LINK] Car rego number is sms and email address

[Craig Sanders]

On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 08:00:38PM +1000, Stephen Loosley spammed us
with:

> A new aplication of text messaging will allow motorists to contact each 
> other by entering the car's registration number on their mobile phones.
> 
> The company's technical director Jeff Ayling (DriverSMS) said the new 
> service is aimed at "the young single market" who are heavy users of text 
> messaging. But he also conceded it could also be used to abuse other 
> motorists. Their 'free' system is available on all phone networks. (Herald 
> Sun, today, page 9)
> 
> ** For information: <http://www.driversms.com.au/> where they say ....

roadrage-and-spam.com.au would be a MUCH better domain name for your
spamvertised site.


> These are the types of messages which may be waiting:

  - spam
  - juvenile insults from kids with nothing better to do
  - spam
  - comments from idiots who are offended by the fact that you drive
    a ford/holden/whatever.
  - spam
  - abuse from the driver who cut you off this morning
  - spam
  - abuse from the driver you cut off this morning
  - more spam
  - sexual harassment from creeps who spot your rego number 
  - and spam



craig


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