[Tfug] OT - Telemarketing calls with fraudulent caller ID

[George Cohn]

Jeremy D Rogers wrote:
> 
> I think the thought of paying that much to avoid the telemarketers
> would piss me off as much as getting the calls.
>

Umm, yes but it does drastically reduce the solicitations from the 
telemarketers and "for hire" folks that solicit for organizations.  The 
only sales calls I get now are from Qwest!  ;-(

Or since this in a Linux/BSD list, just build an Asterisk box.  It has a 
cool feature called "Zapateller" which can be used to play the Special 
Information Tones (SIT) that tell you a number is disconnected.  Just 
set it to play if the caller ID is unknown and then wait a few seconds, 
then ring your phone.

Most predictive dialers and such will remove a number from their list if 
they hit a SIT tone as they think it is not a working number.  ;-)

George Cohn