[Asterisk-Users] Zapateller

[JC]

If you want to test it, once you include Zapateller in your dial plan, place
an incoming and block your caller id (from the phone your testing from) and
it will do its job.. to block incoming calls that dont produce a caller id.

J.C.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Albertson" <chrisalbertson90278 at yahoo.com>
To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Zapateller


>
> I have a few (more specific) questions about 'Zapateller':
>
> 1) How would you test this??  Would I need a predictive
> dialer machine like the telemarketers use.  OK, I could
> just wait and see if it seems to cut down the unwanted calls
> but that's not really a test.
>
>
> 2) I don't understand how I would choose to use the
> "answer" option or not.  under what conditions would
> "answer" by better then not using the option?   I asume
> if I used "answer" the tones would play in caller's ear
> and be _very_ anoying to them.  Why would I want to do that?
> There must be some reason are why would the option exist?
>
>
> --- Steve Foy <steve at unite.net> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm just wondering about 'Zapateller'.
> >
> > How exactly does it work!? I might be interested in employing it at
> > work
> > here, but wondering if anyone's using it?
> >
> > echo*CLI> show application Zapateller
> >   -= Info about application 'Zapateller' =-
> >
> > [Synopsis]:
> > Block telemarketers with SIT
> >
> > [Description]:
> >   Zapateller(options):  Generates special information tone to block
> > telemarketers from calling you.  Returns 0 normally or -1 on hangup.
> > Options is a pipe-delimited list of options.  The following options
> > are available: 'answer' causes the line to be answered before playing
> > the tone, 'nocallerid' causes Zapateller to only play the tone if
> > there
> > is no callerid information available.  Options should be separated by
> > |
> > characters
> >
> > -- 
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