[asterisk-users] IAX based war dialer

[Jon Pounder]

Tim Nelson wrote:

The fact that this would be even being discussed on this list is an 
embarrassment to the asterisk community.

I am constantly being pestered by cold callers with fake caller ids, 
probe calls such as this, etc. I think for once CRTC/FCC need to step up 
to the plate and take some useful measures :

- make knowingly presenting forged caller id a federal crime (its fraud 
and harassment already)
- block caller id spoofing at the telco boundaries (we all do this now 
for ip addresses, so why not caller id ?)
- ban offenders from having telecommunications service of any sort 
nationally once convicted.

If the telcos can't adapt to providing service and accountablity this 
way and actually serving the customers who pay them, telecommunications 
with just evolve without them. Much the way the post office is being 
left behind since they can not compete with the speed of fax and email 
for documents or couriers for packages.

> Another war dialer with IAX capabilities:
>
> http://www.softwink.com/iwar/
>
> Tim Nelson
> Systems/Network Support
> Rockbochs Inc.
> (218)727-4332 x105
>
> ----- "Steve Edwards" <asterisk.org at sedwards.com> wrote:
>   
>> This may be of interest -- as a tool we can use to test our systems
>> and as 
>> a weapon that may be used against us :)
>>
>>          http://warvox.org/
>>
>>     
>
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