On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:50:50 -0500, Lyle Giese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just forward them to one of those two extensions. If callerid worked > more reliably I would automate it. But I get a lot of caller id failures > on my incoming POTS lines, esp when calling in from my cell phone. The way I worked around this problem was to give a passcode to people I want to hear from even if they conceal CLI. If an inbound call comes in without CLI (or with CLI but the number is in my blocklist for that matter), I forward it to a recorded message saying "Caller ID screening is in operation. Please press 1 if you are an authorized caller". When the user complies, they're prompted for the passcode. If it's correct, then the call is forwarded to my extension. Those I do want to hear from are not just blown off, they have a chance to get through to me regardless of the screening. Teleslime doesn't, and they've paid for the call anyway. -- Godwin Stewart - Horwich IT services _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
