[asterisk-users] Blacklist callers from file

[john]

Hi. Thanks a lot for the reply. Script seems good, but i am stuck on how 
to make it.




On 27/8/2016 10:48 μμ, Steve Edwards wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2016, tux john wrote:
>
>> Hi. I would like to blacklist a few callers and I have been using the 
>> *CLI> database put blacklist 1234 "annoying callers". Instead of 
>> putting the same command for every user is there any way to have a 
>> file? Ideally a file in /opt that I would update the blacklisted 
>> numbers (add,remove). Is there anything like that, please?
>
> If you are happy with the way blacklisting with the Asterisk database 
> works, how about a shell script that loads all of the entries in your 
> blacklist file?
>
> Other alternatives involve modifying your dial plan. If you are 
> comfortable with that then you can consider alternatives like an AGI 
> that reads your text file and sets a channel variable.
>
> If you need more 'immediacy' maybe storing the blacklist in a 'real' 
> database is more appropriate -- especially if you want the users to 
> maintain their own black list via a web page.
>