Oops, meant to say that Elastix includes FreePBX; thus the identical behavior.
On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Curt Lundgren <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, Elastix is based on Asterisk, so by default *32 adds a number to the > blacklist. Today's 'phone scammers' have learned to fake Caller ID and > will seldom if ever call from the same apparent number. > > I use *32 frequently, and for any phone scammer that doesn't change their > 'source IP address', er, Caller ID number, they are permanently blocked. I > do like that the blacklist doesn't require a 'reload' of Asterisk and > simply takes place immediately. > > It is also SWEET to have someone call with an arrogant attitude (which has > only happened once to me) and to be able to tell them I'm busy and can help > them in a few minutes. Looking at the call logs, the caller tried for > months to get through. Every attempt was a completed call (cha-ching!!!) > and received the 3-tone alert, plus the nice lady telling them the number > was not in service. > > At work where we have a Trixbox (soon to upgrade to Elastix) I have done a > bit of programming so anyone calling a DID extension we don't have attached > to a local extension will receive the 3-tone sequence followed by Allison > Smith (http://www.theivrvoice.com/) saying the extension is not yet in > service. > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 6:38 PM, Mark J. Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Does Elastix have a "blacklist" facility? All I have to do is hit *32 >> after an unwanted call comes in and FreePBX adds it to the blacklist table. >> When a blacklisted number comes in, it get the "no longer in service" >> message. Freepbx also has it accessible in the web admin too. Ever since I >> have ported my home and office numbers to VoIP (in my case, Vitelity), and >> started using the blacklisting, we have been largely free of these calls. >> Likewise, I religiously *32 them now too. Love it! >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *Curt Lundgren >> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 29, 2014 5:00 PM >> *To:* NLUG >> *Subject:* Re: [nlug] OT: ah vengence is a dish served up in Hindi! >> >> >> >> I receive very few telemarketer calls. I'm running Elastix, and what >> callers hear when they dial my number is Charles the Electronic Butler >> (with a suitable British accent) who greets them, reminds them the call may >> be monitored or recorded, then passes the call to the appropriate ring >> group. Many times I'll hear one ring and the call is abandoned. >> >> Do these people think they've reached voice mail, or are they just a wee >> bit shy of Charles recording their dulcet tones? Whatever it is, it's >> seldom they remain on line long enough to leave voice mail. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Steven S. Critchfield < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> > I'm sure he thought he had a live one with me. Just as he was trying >> > to get me to bring up Teamviewer so he could "help" me fix things, I >> > started rattling off down the list of words above. He got very tripped >> > up, and >> > finally let fly a whole barrage of cursing, but under his breath so >> > his bosses didn't overhear him! :) He sounded torked! >> > >> > >> > I sure do love Asterisk+FreePBX's blacklisting capability, but every >> > now and then, a new one comes through. This time I couldn't resist >> > seeing where it would go. :) >> >> I have been getting a lot of calls lately from very American mid west >> sounding folks trying to lower my credit card rate. They seem to also >> bounce around from number to number. I have found it doesn't help me to get >> worked up over their calls, but it has been fun getting them worked up over >> it. >> >> My fun has been going ahead and pressing 1 to talk to someone. They >> rattle off the opening speal again, and then I prod them for what cards >> they think they can help me with. They usually rattle off the card >> processors, Visa, Mastercard, Discover. >> >> Here is where I have to be creative. The only "card" I have is a 4 years >> no interest loan for having bought a nice bed. It shows up on my credit >> report as a consumer credit card with a limit of the original loan. Before >> anyone wants to counsel me on this, I am paying way ahead of schedule and >> about 1.5 times minimum payment to clear it fast and well before the >> interest can be charged to me. Only other debt I have is my house, and a >> line of credit with my bank. >> >> My experience so far has been a couple getting wise quickly and saying >> something like, "Why did you press 1". Followed quickly by a hang up. I >> have had one just hang up without commenting. >> >> Figured at some point they would see enough calls connected to an agent >> and not "completed" that they would stop calling. >> -- >> Steven Critchfield [email protected] >> >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. 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