[asterisk-users] Best way to detect unknown and/or private incoming caller-id?

[voiplist]

On 8/18/07, Andres Jimenez <gandresin at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 2007/8/18, voiplist :
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> > Is there a better way to catch calls which are purposely blocked by
> > the calling party? Sometimes they come through as 000-000-0000 and as
> > I recall sometimes just blank or unknown.
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> The problem here is How can you be sure the calling PERSON is
> purposely blocking its own CALLERID?
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> I don think you shouldn't be punishing, for example,  SkypeOut users
> or people using dodgy carriers.
> If your Playback says you don't accept any anonymous  call at least
> they would be able to change it.
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> Andres Jimenez
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I hadn't really decided what to do with those callers but I usually
send them to voice mail rather than hanging up on them.

This is really just for hobby use, I am just messing around with a
personal number at this point, not my business numbers.

Regards,
 Todd R.

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