Date   : Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:18:37 +0100
From   : robert@... (Rob)
Subject: 8-bit Articles wanted for next issue of Drag 'n Drop

I wrote:
>> I spent some time a couple of years ago playing with some scripts on my
>> asterisk (VoIP) server to handle anonymous calls - it would basically
> redirect
>> them to an 070 number so if they really needed to speak to me, it'd cost
>> them!
>> http://blog.irrelevant.com/2008/08/asterisk-and-witheld-callers.html

On 29 September 2010 19:21, Mark Usher <mark@...> wrote:
> Oooh, I like that. I should be able to do that with my VOIP router. Got to
> make sure though it is redirected at the exchange rather than me redirecting
> it.... !

I should point out that by "redirect" I meant that it played a
recording to them offering them the chance to re-dial on the 070
number, if they couldn't 1470 to reveal their number.  If they did so,
I might condescend to answer them (but even then, only after it asked
them who they were, then offered us the call with a chance to reject
them!)   That way, they got charged 33p+/min for the ability to call
me from a withheld number.