Recently I was surfing the web trying to locate a product to help with the testing process of RSO. Eventually I found a product from Parasoft that looked interesting and tried to download a trial copy. This required some contact details. Usually I put fake ones in but during the process of entering them in it became apparent that real contact details were required to get a license key. So foolishly I provided my work business phone number. After downloading the product the fun began.

I received my first phone call from a guy named “Eno”. What kind of name is that anyway? He was a consultant for Paranoid-Soft and tried to do the sales pitch on me. I informed him that I just wanted my license key so I could play with the product and see if it suited my needs. He somehow didn’t hear this and provided to tell me how his product could definitely help us. Once again I informed him that I would be the judge of that. Wanker! Anyways, eventually after about 5 emails and 4 phone calls I got my license key. Now to try out this damn product.

The product clearly sucked. It was technically ok but really useless in the real world – bloatware. Only good for managers who like numbers and stats. I eagerly awaited for my next call/email from Enyo asking how I was going with the product. I didn’t have to wait long, about 3 seconds. I informed him that it didn’t suit our needs and that we would not be evaluating the product any further. Please stop contacting me.

Apparently “Please stop contacting me.” actually means call me a couple more times. By this stage I seriously had received about 8 phone calls and 12 emails.

Now this is where I need help. What’s my next move? Do I complain to his manager? Do I get work to ignore his calls? Do I sign his email address up to porn sites so he receives spam? What should I do?