Date   : Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:35:55 +0100
From   : mark@... (Mark Usher)
Subject: 8-bit Articles wanted for next issue of Drag 'n Drop

After reading the blog I saw what you were doing. Currently my FritzBox has
the ability to block all calls that withhold their number, or divert them to
number/answerphone 1,2, 3, etc. , but I like the idea of tweaking that
slightly :D



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> Behalf Of Rob
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> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] 8-bit Articles wanted for next issue of Drag 'n
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> 
> 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.
> 
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