[asterisk-users] IAX based war dialer

[Jon Pounder]

SIP wrote:
> Not to burst your bubble, Jon, as I agree with a majority of what you 
> said... but using an argument about the evolution of email to support an 
> argument about how telcos should have better tracking and accountability 
> is somewhat weird.
>
> We get 3 million email messages a day through our servers. 98% of those 
> emails are spam -- often difficult if not impossible to trace because of 
> the numerous methods of hiding one's identity including but not limited 
> to spoofing domains and IPs, and using compromised machines.
>   
ah but as an isp you filter and throw the bulk of that 98% away before a 
user sees it.
telcos should be doing the same thing when :

a) a call has callerid belonging to them but did not originate in their 
network
b) a call has obviously forged caller id like 000 for the exchange
c) a call is originating at a point being complained about by paying 
customers.

In Canada the do not call registry is useless since calls do not 
originate in Canada nor do the violators care if they are doing 
something illegal, Telcos could take this further and if a number of 
complaints are received about a call source, offer an opt-in blocking 
plan to throw those calls away, and simply answer them with a sorry you 
call is blocked since you have been blacklisted (just like known spam 
sources).

If the telcos can't manage this themselves its only going to be a matter 
of time before 3rd parties offer it on their lines.

> I hope to god the telcos don't 'fix' the phone world the way email 
> 'fixed' the communications world.
>
> N.
>
> Jon Pounder wrote:
>   
>> 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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