[asterisk-users] IAX based war dialer

[Don Fanning]

Umm... Caller ID spoofing and DSP audio processing of called numbers are two
entirely different subjects.

And as far as creating more laws:
I say fix the damn technology first (Caller ID) before wasting tax payers
money on more laws on the books that will be obsolete in a few years time.

While on the subject, it shouldn't be against the law to spoof one's own
numbers.  Other person's numbers, sure.. but if I want all my numbers to
appear from one line, that's my own business.  CID is sent in-band to a
device *prior* to the ring voltage.  And sometimes the data is sketchy
depending on where your telco gets it's LIDB dips from.

As for your last point, I'm sure you'd also like to see the death penalty
for jaywalking because you had to tap your car brakes or be late by 5
seconds.
Remind me not to waste my brake pads when you walk across the street.



On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Jon Pounder <jonp at inline.net> 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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