Discussion about things semi-on topic is good. I just have little to add because I'm not educated on the matter.
Thanks for all the constructive conversation. ---------- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Totaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:51 AM Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] ANI > Mike, > > Apologies for taking your biz question and changing it to a biz/users > discussion. It was not my intention but as you can see, it is has > catalized from your initial post, it is not just me that has continued > this topic and brought up other valid points, my posts amount to less > than other posters. > > I am not sure what the longest thread is on the Asterisk lists, but > this has got to almost be a record, hence discussion and opinion is > good. > > Although there are some laws to address spoofing ANI, it can be done > with no trace as things are now. Many very serious things could be > done to ruin people's life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness with no > way to clear their name. I don't think you have the imagination of > what could be done and be totally untraceable. > > Anyways, you have sole control of what you pay attention to so don't > pay attention so simply ignore the thread, it is pretty simple, just > as you would spam.. > > BTW, I do not use the word "CANT", you are dooming yourself to > distraction and failure. > > Thanks, > Steve Totaro > > > > > > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 11:06 PM, Mike Hammett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> >> Just because something is illegal doesn't mean it can't be done. Once it >> left what I initially asked, I stopped paying attention, but it sounds >> like >> Steve wants to make it so it CAN'T happen. >> >> >> >> ---------- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Charles Vance >> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion >> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 5:40 PM >> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] ANI >> >> >> >> each of those scenario's involve either fraud or intent to do harm and >> are >> already prohibited >> in FCC regs even absent the "Truth in Caller ID Act" >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Steve Totaro >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk >> Discussion >> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 18:22 >> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] ANI >> >> Setting up a drone Asterisk box to take hundreds of thousands of FTP >> .call files at 3AM (by each time zone) and play pro Hillary Clinton >> campaign messages (or whoever you don't like), obviously spoofing >> her/his campaign headquarters caller ID and ANI. >> >> Obtaining a new credit card from someone's mailbox with the sticker to >> call from your home phone to activate the card. Spoof their Caller ID >> and ANI, activate, and buy some cool gadgets or whatever people do >> with cards that don't belong to them. >> >> Setting CallerID/ANI to clients', girlfriends', bosses' cell phone and >> call until voicemail picks up, if no PIN is set, I have full control >> of their voicemail (and could possibly call out, I will have to test >> that with the call back option. Then someone could really have some >> fun depending on what messages they have saved) >> >> So many exploits..... >> >> Thanks, >> Steve Totaro >> >> _______________________________________________ >> --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- >> >> asterisk-biz mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- >> >> asterisk-biz mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >> _______________________________________________ >> --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- >> >> asterisk-biz mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >> > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
